Samuel Harrison
Samuel Bealey Harrison | |
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Joint Premier of the Province of Canada | |
| In office 1841–1842 Serving with William Henry Draper | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governors General | Lord Sydenham (1841) Sir Charles Bagot (1842–1843) |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Draper |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Kingston | |
| In office 1841–1844 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Manahan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1802 Reformer |
| Profession | farmer, lawyer, mill owner, politician, judge |
Samuel Bealey Harrison (March 4, 1802 – July 23, 1867) was
Reformer, the predecessor of the Liberal Party of Canada
.
Born in Manchester England to John and Mary Harrison, Harrison was a lawyer, miller, politician, and judge. He was called to the bar in 1832 and entered practice in London. Because of ill health, he retired to Upper Canada near Oakville in 1837, intending to become a gentleman farmer. He also built a sawmill and gristmill on his property. In 1839, he was called to the bar in Upper Canada and was appointed a justice of the peace in the following year.
In 1841,
Home District. He served in that position for 22 years, continuing in the court for York County after the district was abolished. He was named to the Board of Education for Canada West and also served in the Senate for the University of Toronto
.
Harrison died in Toronto shortly after Confederation.
References
External links
- S. B. Harrison fonds, Archives of Ontario
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