(WJAR) — As the United States prepares to mark 250 years of independence, a Newport man is sharing a direct and personal connection to the nation’s founding and the presidency.
For James Walker, American history isn’t just something he learned in school.
It’s part of his family.
“I’m the great-grandson of President Benjamin Harrison, the third great-grandson of President William Henry Harrison, and the fourth great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence,” Walker said…