Abram William Harrison was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
15 Facts About Abram Harrison
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Abram Harrison was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1943 to 1966, initially as a Conservative and later as a Progressive Conservative, after the party changed its name.
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Abram Harrison served as a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin.
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Abram Harrison was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election on July 22,1943, in the constituency of Killarney.
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The Liberal-Progressives and Conservatives governed Manitoba in a grand coalition during this period, and Harrison served as a backbench supporter of Stuart Garson's ministry.
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Abram Harrison, winning by only 150 votes on the second count of a preferential ballot.
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Abram Harrison was re-elected again in the 1949 election, easily defeating an anti-coalition maverick from the Liberal-Progressives.
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Abram Harrison moved to the opposition benches, and was re-elected in the 1953 election.
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Abram Harrison appears to have supported Errick Willis against a leadership challenge from Dufferin Roblin in 1954.
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Abram Harrison was nonetheless confirmed, and was regarded as a good if unspectacular office-holder.
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Abram Harrison defeated Clark a second time in the 1959 election, and was retained in the Speaker's chair.
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Abram Harrison defeated Liberal candidate Harry Parsonage by 429 votes in the 1962 election.
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Abram Harrison was replaced as Speaker on February 27,1963, and formally entered Roblin's government as a minister without portfolio.
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Abram Harrison retained this position until May 15,1966, and did not contest the 1966 election.
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Abram Harrison died at home in Holmfield at the age of 81.