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John Harrison (Canadian politician)

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John Harrison
Member of Parliament
for Meadow Lake
In office
June 1949 – March 1958
Preceded byriding created
Succeeded byBert Cadieu
Personal details
Born
John Hornby Harrison

(1908-05-23)23 May 1908
Bradford, England
Died24 September 1964(1964-09-24) (aged 56)
Green Lake, Saskatchewan
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMargaret F. Thomas[1][2]
ResidenceSaskatchewan
Professionagent, merchant, trader

John Hornby Harrison (23 May 1908 – 24 September 1964) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

He was born in Bradford, England, to May (née Smith) and W. H. Harrison.[2] He moved to Canada in 1913, and became an agent, merchant and trader by career.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Meadow Lake riding in the 1949 general election after an unsuccessful bid for the North Battleford riding in the 1945 election. Harrison was re-elected at Meadow Lake for successive terms in 1949, 1953 and 1957. Harrison was defeated in 1958 by Bert Cadieu of the Progressive Conservative party. He was also unsuccessful in unseating Cadieu in the 1963 election.

His son-in-law was former MP, Nova Scotia MLA and Premier of Nova Scotia Gerald Regan, and his grandchildren are Halifax West MP (and former Speaker of the House of Commons) Geoff Regan, journalist and actress Nancy Regan, and actress Laura Regan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Winnipeg Free Press Archives, Sep 29, 1964, p. 19". 29 September 1964.
  2. ^ a b James Keith Johnson (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament: 1867–1967. Queen's Printer.
  3. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
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