George W. Harrison
George W. Harrison | |
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| 4th North Dakota Insurance Commissioner | |
| In office 1899–1900 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick B. Fancher |
| Succeeded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George W. Harrison September 15, 1867 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Myrtie E. Allen |
George W. Harrison (1867–1931) was a prominent journalist, newspaper editor and publisher, and North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the fourth insurance commissioner of North Dakota from 1899 to 1900.[1]
Harrison was born on September 15, 1867, in Defiance County, Ohio. He attended school in Hicksville, Ohio. With his older brother, W. C. B. Harrison, he later worked at the Hicksville Independent newspaper, where he learned the craft of printing and engraving.[2]
Harrison married Myrtie E. Allen on March 3, 1889.[3]
He went on to work for newspapers in Indiana and Minnesota, including the Minneapolis Tribune.[4] He also founded the Daily Register in Austin, Minnesota. Harrison later moved to North Dakota and became the Bismarck correspondent for the Fargo Argus.[2] After the legislative session ended, he purchased the Lisbon Star in Lisbon, North Dakota, and renamed it to the Free Press.[5]
After living in North Dakota, the Harrison family moved to Ohio and then Minnesota. George W. Harrison died on October 16, 1931, in Minnesota.[6]
References[]
- ^ North Dakota Insurance Department. "Biennial Report of the North Dakota Insurance Department as of June 30, 2009" (PDF). North Dakota Insurance Department.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Flower, F. G. (1899). "Souvenir, North Dakota Legislature, 1899". www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Minnesota Official Marriage System". Retrieved 2021-04-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ The Annual Cyclopedia of Insurance in the United States. H.R. Hayden. 1899.
- ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the. "The Lisbon weekly free-press and the star". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Death Certificate Index: 1931-MN-021523". Minnesota Historical Society.
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