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American politician (1881–1941)

Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison (August 29, 1881June 22, 1941) was a Mississippi politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919 and in the United States Senate from 1919 until his death.

Pat Harrison was born at Crystal Springs, Mississippi. His father was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War and died in 1885. As a child, Harrison sold newspapers to supplement his family's income. He dropped out after two years due to a lack of funds but was brought on to pitch for the Pickens, Mississippi, semi professional baseball team in the 'Old Tomato League' summer circuit. He served as district attorney until being elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1910. Despite having received past help from Harrison, Bilbo actively supported Martin Sennett Conner for Harrison's Senate seat, presumably as a self serving political maneuver. As chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, Harrison was one of the three or four key people behind the creation of the Social Security system in 1935. He also promoted low tariffs and reciprocal trade agreements. When the Senate majority leader's job opened up in 1937, Harrison was expected to win the position, Harrison's campaign manager asked Bilbo, the junior member from Mississippi, to consider voting for his fellow Mississippian. Bilbo, a race baiting Democratic demagogue whose base was among tenant farmers, hated the upper class Harrison, who represented the rich planters. The rivalry between the two had deepened over years of disagreement over aspects of the New Deal and how federal money should be distributed throughout Mississippi. Despite Harrison's support for Roosevelt and his policies, shortly before the vote, the president wrote a letter of support for Barkley.