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Caroline Scott Harrison |
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| Index for First Ladies Martha Washington |
Caroline Lavinia Scott was born on October 1, 1832 in Oxford, Ohio.
When she was 17 she met Ben Harrison. He was a student of her father at Farmer's College in Cincinnati. They were secretly engaged in 1852 and were married on October 20, 1853. In 1881 Caroline suffered a bad fall and her health wasn't good after that. She became Ben's First Lady when he was elected in 1889. The Harrison's had electricity installed in the White House, but were afraid of it. They refused to touch the switches. Caroline founded the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1890. She also put up the first Christmas tree in the White House. On October 25, 1892 Caroline died in the White House. She had been sick with tuberculosis. She was 63. Her daughter Mary McKee then served as hostest for White House affairs. She is buried in Indaianapolis.
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