Lyndon Harrison, Baron Harrison
The Lord Harrison | |
|---|---|
| File:Lyndon Harrison MEP 1994.jpg Harrison in 1994 | |
| 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 by | Andrew Pearce |
| Succeeded by | Seat merged into North West England |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lyndon Henry Arthur Harrison 28 September 1947 Oxford, England |
| Died | 18 October 2024 (aged 77) Chester, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | |
Lyndon Henry Arthur Harrison, Baron Harrison (28 September 1947 – 18 October 2024) was a British Labour Party politician.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Harrison was born on 28 September 1947,[1] to Charles and Edith Harrison.[2] He was educated at the City of Oxford High School for Boys, a state school in Oxford, Oxfordshire.[1] 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.[2]
Political career
[edit | edit source]Harrison was a local councillor from the Labour Party 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.[1]
He was created a life peer on 28 July 1999 taking the title Baron Harrison, of Chester in the County of Cheshire.[3] Lord Harrison spoke regularly in the House of Lords until his retirement on 11 July 2022.[4]
Personal life and death
[edit | edit source]Harrison was a Humanist. He was a member of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group and a Distinguished Supporter of Humanists UK.[5] He was also an honorary associate of the National Secular Society.[6]
Harrison died at the Countess of Chester Hospital on 18 October 2024, at the age of 77.[7][8][9]
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Sources
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