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Richard Moorsom Harrison
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Banker.
Born in Quebec on 11 September 1862, he studied at Thom's Commercial College then entered the service of the Union Bank in 1881, later being transferred to Montreal where he worked for six years. He was subsequently transferred to Ottawa where he served as a bank accountant for six years.
In 1894, he came to Winnipeg where he stayed for a year before moving to Carberry to take charge of the local branch of the Union Bank. In March 1905 he resigned to open a branch of the Bank of Hamilton at Carberry. He also owned 4,000 acres of farmland around Carberry, in partnership with two others, he was a director of the Manitoba Ranching and Grain Growing Company, and a stockholder in the Arabian Medicine Company. In May 1892 he married Julia Mathilde Cote (1858-1932) of Montreal, Quebec. They had two sons: Richard Moorsom Harrison (1896-1958) and Bernard Edward Harrison (1989-1955).
He died in December 1925 and was buried in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery at Windsor, Ontario.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
“R. M. Harrison, Sr. is called by death,” Windsor Star, 11 December 1925, page 3.
“Former city woman dies,” Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 24 March 1932, page 3.
Obituary [Bernard Edward Harrison], Toronto Star, 13 May 1955, page 39.
“Dick Harrison dead; originated 'Starbeams',” Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 14 May 1958, pages 1, 6.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 May 2024
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