a city of neighborhoods. Personal life In 1855, Harrison married his first wife, the former Sophie Preston. Together they had ten children, six of whom died at a young age. She died in Europe in 1876. After being widowed, Harrison married Margarette (or Margaret) E. Stearns in 1882. He was widowed again when she died in 1887. At the time of his assassination, Harrison was engaged to a young New Orleans heiress named Annie Howard, daughter of Louisiana State Lottery Company organizer Charles T. Howard, who was worth an estimated $3,000,000. Legacy The Carter H. Harrison Medal is one of two medals "granted to sworn members of the fire and police departments who have performed distinguished acts of bravery in the protection of life or property", the other being the Lambert Tree Award. See also Samuel Gompers List of assassinated American politicians Casimir Zeglen References External links Carter Harrison III (1825–1893) |- |- |- 1825 births 1893 deaths 1893 murders in the United States 19th-century American politicians American people of English descent Assassinated American politicians Assassinated mayors Burials at Graceland Cemetery (Chicago) Carter family of Virginia Deaths by firearm in Illinois Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Carter Sr. Mayors of Chicago Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners People murdered in Illinois Male murder victims Politicians from Lexington, Kentucky Randolph family of Virginia Transylvania University alumni Yale University alumni Copperheads (politics)