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Marriage and early career
Benjamin Harrison c. 1850
After his college graduation in 1852, Harrison studied law with Judge Bellamy Storer of Cincinnati, but before he completed his studies, he returned to Oxford, Ohio, to marry Caroline Scott[20] on October 20, 1853. Caroline's father, a Presbyterian minister, performed the ceremony.[17] The Harrisons had two children, Russell Benjamin Harrison (August 12, 1854 – December 13, 1936) and Mary "Mamie" Scott Harrison (April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930).[21]
Harrison and his wife returned to live at The Point, his father's farm in southwestern Ohio, while he finished his law studies. Harrison was admitted to the Ohio bar in early 1854,[22] the same year he sold property that he had inherited after the death of an aunt for $800 (equivalent to $24,127 in 2021), and used the funds to move with Caroline to Indianapolis, Indiana.[23][24] Harrison began practicing law in the office of John H. Ray in 1854 and became a crier for the federal court in Indianapolis, for which he was paid $2.50 per day.[21] He also served as a Commissioner for the U.S. Court of Claims.