James Fortescue Harrison, JP (1819 – 27 February 1905) was a British

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politician and barrister. Harrison was born in 1819. He was

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in 1864. He was elected at the 1874 general election as the

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(MP) for Kilmarnock Burghs, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1880 general election, and did not stand again. He was the father of Lady Arthur Hill. Harrison died on 27 February 1905, at the age of 86.

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* 1819 births 1905 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Scottish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1874–1880 English justices of the peace Members of Lincoln's Inn English barristers {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub