John Harrison (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Harrison (Canadian politician)

Canadian Liberal party politician

Date of Birth: 23-May-1908

Place of Birth: Bradford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1964

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.
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He moved to Canada when he was thirteen, 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 politician (and former MP) Geoff Regan, journalist and actress Nancy Regan, and actress Laura Regan.