Frank Harrison (politician) explained

Frank Harrison
Image Name:Frank G. Harrison.jpg
State:Pennsylvania
District:11th
Term Start:January 3, 1983
Term End:January 3, 1985
Preceded:James L. Nelligan
Succeeded:Paul Kanjorski
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:2 February 1940
Death Place:Galveston, Texas
Alma Mater:Harvard Law School

Frank Girard Harrison (February 2, 1940 – June 1, 2009) was a one-term Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Harrison was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He graduated from his hometown's King's College in 1961, and Harvard Law School in 1964. Harrison served in the United States Air Force as a captain from 1966 to 1969. He was a college professor at Trinity University from 1969 to 1982.

Harrison was elected in 1982 as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1984.

He was a visiting scholar in residence at King's College in Wilkes-Barre. He died in Galveston, Texas, aged 69.[1]

References

  1. News: Ex-congressman mourned. timesleader.com. 2009-06-04. 2009-06-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090606081413/http://www.timesleader.com/news/Ex-congressman_mourned_06-04-2009.html. 2009-06-06.

External links

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