Frank Girard Harrison (February 2, 1940 – June 1, 2009) was a
one-term Democratic member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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from
Pennsylvania
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.
Biography
Harrison was born in
Washington, D.C.
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and grew up in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He graduated from his hometown's
King's College King's College or The King's College refers to two higher education institutions in the United Kingdom:
*King's College, Cambridge, a constituent of the University of Cambridge
*King's College London, a constituent of the University of London
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in 1961, and
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States.
Each class ...
in 1964. Harrison served in the
United States Air Force
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as a captain from 1966 to 1969. He was a college professor at
Trinity University from 1969 to 1982.
Harrison was elected in
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
as a Democrat to the
98th United States Congress
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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
.
He was a visiting scholar in residence at King's College in Wilkes-Barre. He died in
Galveston, Texas
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, aged 69.
References
External links
Retrieved on 2009-5-19
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1940 births
2009 deaths
Harvard Law School alumni
People from Galveston, Texas
Politicians from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
United States Air Force officers
King's College (Pennsylvania) alumni
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Trinity University (Texas) faculty
20th-century American politicians
Military personnel from Texas
Military personnel from Pennsylvania