William Harrison (cricketer, born 1838)
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| Full name | William Bealey Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1838 Norton Hall, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 1912 (aged 74) Wall, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Harrison (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Bealey Harrison DL JP (16 January 1838 – 23 March 1912) was an English first-class cricketer, coal industrialist and British Army officer.
The son of William Harrison, he was born at Norton Hall in Staffordshire in January 1838. He was educated at Rugby School.[1] Harrison was commissioned in the Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as a lieutenant in February 1860.[2] Shortly after he made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South in 1861 at The Oval and 1862 at Nottingham.[3] He was promoted to the rank of captain in April 1863,[4] later resigning his commission in December 1873.[5] He was in business in the coal mining industry in Walsall, in addition to being a member of the Mining Association of Great Britain for many years.[6] Harrison served as the High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1897.[7] He died in March 1912 at Wall, Staffordshire. His son, William junior, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
[edit]- ^ The Rugby Register, from the Year 1675 to 1853. 1853. p. 397.
- ^ "No. 6993". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 March 1860. p. 337.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "No. 22733". The London Gazette. 8 March 1863. p. 2465.
- ^ "No. 24045". The London Gazette. 16 December 1873. p. 5940.
- ^ "William Bealey Harrison - 1912 Obituary". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "No. 26828". The London Gazette. 2 March 1897. p. 1238.
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[edit]- 1838 births
- 1912 deaths
- Sportspeople from Cannock
- People educated at Rugby School
- English cricketers
- Gentlemen of the North cricketers
- British businesspeople in the coal industry
- Deputy lieutenants of Staffordshire
- High sheriffs of Staffordshire
- English justices of the peace
- 19th-century English businesspeople
- Cricketers from Staffordshire