Brian Harrison (Conservative politician)

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(Alastair) Brian Clarke Harrison (born 3 October 1921 in Australia) is a British Conservative politician.

Harrison was the son of Eric Harrison and educated at Geelong Grammar School and, following wartime service with the Australian Army from 1940 and as a volunteer with the Australian Independent Companies (Commandos) in Halmaheras and Borneo, at Trinity College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he rowed in the record-breaking crew of 1948. He studied immigration and development in Australia 1950-51 and returned to the UK to become a farmer and estate manager. He served as a councillor on Lexden and Winstree Rural District Council in Essex.

Harrison was elected in the 1955 general election as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Maldon and served as MP until he stood down in February 1974 general election. He became London director of the Commercial Bank of Australia in January 1966.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Tom Driberg	Member of Parliament for Maldon 1955–1974	Succeeded by John Wakeham