Mary Harrison

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Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

SECOND WIFE & COUSIN TO BENJAMIN HARRISON // #23

  • Caroline Harrison’s niece

  • Moved into the White House after her husband died

  • Grossing out Harrison’s grown kids, they fell in love after Caroline died and got married

  • The kids skipped the wedding

  • He disinherited them

  • Outlived him by about 50 years

  • Ben, Mary, and Caroline are all buried together

Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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