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(Redirected from Lord Harrison) British politician (1947–2024)

The Right HonourableThe Lord Harrison
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
28 July 1999 – 11 July 2022
Life peerage
Member of the European Parliament
for Cheshire West and Wirral
Cheshire West (1989–1994)
In office
1989–1999
Preceded byAndrew Pearce
Succeeded bySeat merged into North West England
Personal details
BornLyndon Henry Arthur Harrison
(1947-09-28)28 September 1947
Oxford, England
Died18 October 2024(2024-10-18) (aged 77)
Chester, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materCity of Oxford High School for Boys
University of Warwick (BA)
University of Sussex (MA)

Lyndon Henry Arthur Harrison, Baron Harrison (28 September 1947 – 18 October 2024) was a British Labour Party politician.

Early life

Harrison was born on 28 September 1947, to Charles and Edith Harrison. He was educated at the City of Oxford High School for Boys, a state school in Oxford, Oxfordshire. He then attended the University of Warwick, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English and American studies. He continued his studies at the University of Sussex where he completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in American studies in 1971.

Political career

Harrison was a Labour Party local councillor from 1981 to 1990, serving on Cheshire County Council. He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1999, representing the Cheshire West constituency.

He was created a life peer on 28 July 1999 taking the title Baron Harrison, of Chester in the County of Cheshire. Lord Harrison spoke regularly in the House of Lords until his retirement on 11 July 2022.

Personal life and death

Harrison was a Humanist. He was a member of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group and a Distinguished Supporter of Humanists UK. He was also an honorary associate of the National Secular Society.

Harrison died at the Countess of Chester Hospital on 18 October 2024, at the age of 77.

References

  1. ^ "Lyndon Henry Arthur HARRISON". People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Lord Lyndon Harrison" (PDF). Biographies. High Court of Tynwald. Archived from the original (pdf) on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. "No. 55571". The London Gazette. 3 August 1999. p. 8353.
  4. "Retirement of One Member (Retirement List)". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. "Lord Harrison". Distinguished supporters. British Humanist Association. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. "Honorary Associates". www.secularism.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. "Lyndon H. A. Harrison". European Parliament. 28 September 1947. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  8. "Humanists UK mourns Lord (Lyndon) Harrison (1947-2024)". Humanists UK. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. "Lyndon Harrison". Funeral Notices. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

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Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Lord Oxburgh Gentlemen
Baron Harrison 		Followed byThe Lord Waldegrave of Nort Hill
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