Charles Harrison (1792 – May 8, 1879) was a political figure in

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. He represented Queen's County in the

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from 1829 to 1834. He was born in

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, the son of Lieutenant James Harrison, a

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, and Charity Cowperthwaite. Harrison was educated in Sheffield. He married Mary Burpee. He did not run for reelection in 1836. In 1849, Harrison was named to the

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References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1869)
1794 births 1879 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Members of the Legislative Council of New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub