Henry Shafto Harrison

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New Zealand Parliament
YearsTermElectorateParty
1861 3rd Wanganui Independent
1861 1866 3rd Wanganui Independent
1867 1870 4th Wanganui Independent

Henry Shafto Harrison (1810 – 3 July 1892) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in what was then called "Wanganui", New Zealand.

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Background and migration

Harrison was from Yorkshire, and after graduating from Cambridge came to New Zealand with wife and surviving children on the Bolton in 1840. He farmed near Wanganui and fought in the New Zealand Wars. He was on the Wellington Provincial Council before representing Wanganui as an MP. [1] [2]

MP for Wanganui

He was the first winner of the newly created Wanganui electorate in the 1861 general election, but the election was declared irregular. He won the ensuing 1861 by-election, and held it to the end of the term of the 3rd New Zealand Parliament in 1866. John Bryce won the seat in the 1866 general election, but resigned in 1867. Harrison won the subsequent by-election on 27 April 1867. He represented the electorate until the end of the 4th New Zealand Parliament in 1870. He was defeated at the 1871 general election. [3]

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References

  1. "Obituary". Wanganui Herald . 4 July 1892.
  2. "Death". Wanganui Herald. 4 July 1892.
  3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC   154283103.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
New electoral district
Member of Parliament for Wanganui
186166
186770
Succeeded by
Preceded by
John Bryce
Succeeded by
John Bryce