Frank G. Harrison

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Frank Girard Harrison (February 2, 1940 – June 1, 2009^[1]) 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.

References

↑ "Ex-congressman mourned". timesleader.com. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

External links

Frank G. Harrison at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-5-19

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by James L. Nelligan	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1983-1985	Succeeded by Paul E. Kanjorski

Persondata
Name	Harrison, Frank G.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 2, 1940
Place of birth
Date of death	June 3, 2009
Place of death

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