Henry Shafto Harrison

Henry Shafto Harrison (1810 – 3 July 1892) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Wanganui, New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1861	3rd	Wanganui		Independent
1861–1866	3rd	Wanganui		Independent
1867–1870	4th	Wanganui		Independent

He won the Wanganui electorate in the 1861 general election, but was disqualified. He won the electorate again in the 1861 by-election, and held it to the end of the term of the 3rd New Zealand Parliament in 1866. John Bryce won the seat in the 1866 general election, but resigned in 1867. Harrison won the subsequent by-election on 27 April 1867. He represented the electorate until the end of the 4th New Zealand Parliament in 1870. He was defeated at the 1871 general election.[1]

Harrison was from Yorkshire, and after graduating from Cambridge came to New Zealand on the Bolton in 1840. He farmed near Wanganui and fought in the New Zealand Wars. He was on the Wellington Provincial Council before representing Wanganui as an MP.[2][3]

References

1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC 154283103.
2. "Obituary". Wanganui Herald. 4 July 1892.
3. "Death". Wanganui Herald. 4 July 1892.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by William Fox	Member of Parliament for Wanganui 1861–66 1867–70	Succeeded by John Bryce
Preceded by John Bryce		Succeeded by John Bryce