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Brian Harrison (actor)
Brian Harrison may refer to: * Brian Harrison (Conservative politician) (1921–2011), Australian-born British Conservative politician * Brian Harrison (historian) (born 1937), editor of ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' and professor * Brian Harrison (Labour politician), councillor in Old Moat, Manchester, England * Brian Harrison (Texas politician) Brian Edward Harrison (born May 19, 1982) is an American government official who served as chief of staff of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He ran for the United States House of Representatives in the 2021 specia ... (born c. 1983), political appointee in G. W. Bush and Trump administrations * Brian Harrison (theologian) (born 1945), Australian-born Roman Catholic priest and theologian {{hndis, name=Harrison, Brian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Harrison (Conservative Politician)
(Alastair) Brian Clarke Harrison (3 October 1921 – 21 August 2011) was a British Conservative politician. Harrison was born in 1921 in Melbourne, Australia. He was the son of the soldier and politician Eric Harrison. He was educated at Geelong Grammar School and during World War II served in the Australian Army from 1940 and as a volunteer with the Australian Independent Companies (Commandos) in Halmahera and Borneo. After the war he was at Trinity College, Cambridge. He rowed for Cambridge in the record-breaking crew in the 1948 Boat Race. Most of the crew rowed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics; Harrison did not participate in the Games as Australia did not enter a squad. Harrison returned to Australia from 1950 to 1951 and studied immigration and development. As a descendant of Fiske Goodeve Fiske-Harrison he inherited Copford Hall, and became Lord of the manor of Copford in Essex where he then settled to become a farmer and estate manager. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Harrison (historian)
Sir Brian Howard Harrison (born 9 July 1937) is a British historian and academic. From 1996 to 2004, he was Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford. From 2000 to 2004, he was also the Editor of the ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Academic career Harrison was Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford from 1996 to 2004. He was additionally the editor of ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' from January 2000 to September 2004 (succeeded by Lawrence Goldman). Since 2004, he has been an emeritus fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Harrison has published extensively on British social and political history from the 1790s to the present. His first book was ''Drink and the Victorians. The Temperance Question England 1815–1872'' (1971, 2nd. ed. 1994), based on his doctoral thesis entitled The temperance question in England, 1829–1869'' His most recent publications are two volumes in the ''New Oxford History of England'' serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Harrison (Labour Politician)
Old Moat is a suburban area of Manchester, England. The population of its electoral ward at the 2011 census was 14,490. History Old Moat estate The "Old Moat estate" is a large estate of 1920s built social housing named after a former manor house with a surrounding moat, which was the seat of the lord of the manor, and was situated in what is now the heart of the estate. The site of the manor house is marked by a plaque on number 22 Eddisbury Avenue. The housing is now mostly owned by Southway Housing Trust. Governance The area is represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith MP for Manchester Withington. Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council Manchester City Council is the local authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester is the sixth largest city in England by population. Its city council is composed of 96 councillors, three .... Currently all three councillors, Gavin White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Harrison (Texas Politician)
Brian Edward Harrison (born May 19, 1982) is an American government official who served as chief of staff of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He ran for the United States House of Representatives in the 2021 special election for Texas's 6th congressional district, gaining 10.8% of the vote and placing fourth in a field of 23 candidates. He won the special election race for the Texas House of Representatives District 10 on September 28, 2021.Svitek, PatrickBrian Harrison wins Texas House seat after beating fellow Republican John Wray, who used to hold the seat ''Texas Tribune'', September 28, 2021. Education Harrison earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Texas A&M University. Career From 2005 to 2009, Harrison held positions at the Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, United States Department of Defense, and Office of the Vice President of the United States during the Presidency of George W. Bush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |