William Henry Harrison, also known as Bill Thomas (born September 1843-unknown), was a state legislator from Hancock County, Georgia.
[1] Bill was born into slavery, the son of a woman named Eliza and Harrison McLane, who died about 1854 or 1855.
After his father died, 14 year old Bill became a slave of Judge James Thomas in southwestern Hancock County, Georgia.
Bill Thomas was emancipated at the end of the Civil War and changed his name to William Henry Harrison.
[2] Barnes stated that it was common for black families to be visited in the night by white men who assaulted their wives and daughters and caused mayhem.