Robert Leslie Harrison (9 May 1903 – 15 April 1966) was a

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and member of the

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Biography

Harrison was born at

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, to parents Robert Harrison and his wife Sarah (née Kerlin). He went to Gleneagle and Beaudesert State Schools before attending Brisbane Grammar School at Spring Hill,

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. He became a dairy farmer at Gleneagle, Beaudesert. During

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Harrison was a member of the Volunteer Defence Corps and was a member of the District War Agricultural Committee. He was a member of the Queensland Milk Board from 1940 until 1952 and then was on the coordinating board for stock routes and watering facilities. He was also a member of the CSIRO State Committee from 1950 to 1965 and was also a member of several dairy related groups. On 24 January 1929 he married Sheila Mimosa Joyce (died 1992)Family history research
— Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 23 February 2016. and together had one son and two daughters. He died in April 1966, shortly before the 1966 state elections and was cremated at

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Political career

At the 1957 Queensland elections, Harrison won the seat of Darlington for the Country Party. He remained the member until Darlington was abolished for the 1960 state election, and moved to the seat of Logan. He remained its member until ill health forced him to announce his resignation shortly before his death in 1966.Deaths of Late Members
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. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Robert Leslie Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1903 births 1966 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians People from Beaudesert, Queensland