Life span: 01/04/1823 to 06/16/1899TabsLife SummaryFull name: Benjamin Franklin HardingPlace of Birth: Tunkhannock, PABurial Place: Lane County, ORBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 9No. of Spouses: 2Family: Elisha Harding (father), Amy Jenkins Harding (mother), Eliza Cox Harding (first wife - died 1867), Sally M. Bush Harding (second wife)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeFarmer or PlanterRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: Pierce Administration (1853-57)Federal CourtUS SenateState legislatureOther state government Events Major TopicsThirty-Seventh Congress of the United StatesThirty-Eighth Congress of the United States Documents Images Benjamin Franklin Harding, circa 1864, portrait size Benjamin Franklin Harding, circa 1864 Benjamin Franklin Harding, circa 1864, detail Bibliography