Mary Harrison McKee
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daughter of President Benjamin Harrison (1858-1930)
Key facts
- President
- Benjamin Harrison
- Preceded by
- Caroline Harrison
- Succeeded by
- Frances Cleveland
- Born
- Mary Scott Harrison , ( 1858-04-03 ) April 3, 1858, Indianapolis , Indiana, U.S.
- Died
- October 28, 1930 (1930-10-28) (aged 72), Greenwich, Connecticut , U.S.
- Resting place
- Crown Hill Cemetery and Arboretum, Section 13, Lot 53
- Spouse
- James McKee ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1884 )
- Parent s
- Benjamin Harrison (father), Caroline Scott (mother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mary
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Indianapolis
- Place of death
- Indianapolis
- Father
- Benjamin Harrison
- Mother
- Caroline Harrison
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- First Lady of the United States
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Mary Harrison McKee in fur trimmed jacket and muff - DPLA - 7dc6ed42af37c56a51df51564f9eaa80.jpg
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- place of burial
- Crown Hill Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1858-04-03
- date of death
- 1930-10-28
- name in native language
- Mary Harrison McKee
- Commons category
- Mary Harrison McKee
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Encyclopedic overview
Mary Scott McKee (née Harrison; April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930) was the acting first lady of the United States for her father Benjamin Harrison. She lived in the White House for the duration of her father's presidency where she worked as an assistant to her mother, first lady Caroline Harrison. She became the acting first lady after her mother's death in October 1892 and remained in the role for the final months of her father's presidency. McKee's young son, known as Baby Harrison, was a popular national figure during the Harrison administration. She disassociated from her father following his marriage to her young maternal cousin Mary Dimmick.
Early life and marriage
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