VA HJR70

Commemorates the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Harrison V (1726–1791), a Virginia statesman born at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County

Honors Harrison's service in the Virginia House of Burgesses and as a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, where he chaired the Committee of the Whole during debates over the Declaration of Independence

Recognizes Harrison as a signer of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and his service as Governor of Virginia from 1781 to 1784

Notes his family legacy, including his son William Henry Harrison (9th U.S. President) and great-grandson Benjamin Harrison (23rd U.S. President)

Directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to present a copy of the resolution to representatives of Berkeley Plantation