Educator.
Born at York, Ontario on 7 September 1878, son of William Harrison and Christina Whelpton, he came to Manitoba early in the 20th century and taught in rural schools, including service as the Principal of Wawanesa School (1907-1911) and West Treherne School (1912-1913). His whereabouts after 1913 are unknown.
Ontario birth registration, Ancestry.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“Locals [Mr. F. Harrison],” Belmont News, 15 September 1910, page 14.
“Local and general [Mr. F. Harrison],” Belmont News, 29 June 1911, page 23.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 November 2020
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