Francis Harison

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Francis Harison (died 1740) was a lawyer and politician in colonial New York.

Life

He was the son of Rev. William Harison, Rector of Cheriton, England. He came to New York about 1710.

On October 5, 1721, Harison was appointed Judge of Admiralty for New York, Connecticut and the Jerseys, in place of Caleb Heathcote, deceased. Harison was Recorder of New York City from 1725 to 1735 when he returned to England.

His son George Harison was the father of U.S. Attorney Richard Harison.

Sources

The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 428; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
The Council of Revision of the State of New York by Alfred B. Street (Albany, 1858; page 75)
And the Walls Came Tumbling Down by Michael S. Lief & Harry M. Caldwell (pages 212f)
Harison genealogy at North County website

Legal offices
Preceded by David Jamieson	Recorder of New York City 1725 - 1735	Succeeded by Daniel Horsmanden

Recorders of New York City

Persondata
Name	Harison, Francis
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1740
Place of death

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