Mary Scott McKee (née Harrison; April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930) was the acting first lady of the United States for her father Benjamin Harrison. She lived in the White House for the duration of her father's presidency where she worked as an assistant to her mother, first lady Caroline Harrison. She became the acting first lady after her mother's death in October 1892 and remained in the role for the final months of her father's presidency. McKee's young son, known as Baby Harrison, was a popular national figure during the Harrison administration. She disassociated from her father following his marriage to her young maternal cousin Mary Dimmick.
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Early life and marriage
Mary Harrison was born in Indianapolis on April 3, 1858, to Benjamin Harrison and Caroline Harrison. She attended private school as a child, and she was taught piano and painting by her mother. She wished to learn dance as a teenager, but her father forbade it on religious grounds. After completing high school, she was then sent to Philadelphia where she attended the Chestnut Street Female Seminary. When her father was elected to the United States Senate, she joined him in Washington, D.C., though she found herself unhappy with the city.