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His chosen profession in early life was a civil engineer, and he assisted in lay, 

 ing out the earliest railroads in Connecticut. He was passionately fond of art, 

 and was among the first, if not the first, to introduce chromo-lithography 

 into this country, employing his own lithographer in connection with the per- 

 fumery business. 



" This fondness for his art has been inherited by his sons, they taking rank 

 at present among the most eminent. Besides these, he leaves a married daugh- 

 ter, Mrs. Fulton — also an artist of superior merit. It was returning fiom a 

 visit to the sons, residing in Europe, that death overtook him. He died on 

 board the British steamer " Queen," on the 22d of August, and after the fail- 

 ure of efforts to preserve his body, was buried at sea on the 23d. 



" Without ostentation, Mr. Harrison was a quiet but hard worker in numer- 

 ous benevolent enterprises, public and private, and the excellent services he 

 rendered during the sanitary fair and the centennial, are still gratefully remem- 

 bered by many. 



"In view of his many virtues, publi; and private, and as a faint expression 

 of the great loss to'^this society, it is therefore 



Resolved, That in the death of its beloved secretary, the society mourns one of its 

 most efficient officers and best friends, and unites with his family in sincere sympathy 

 with their distress at the loss of an affectionate father. 



