Edward Harrison (British administrator)

Edward Harrison
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
President of Fort St George (Madras)
In office
11 July 1711 – 8 January 1717
Preceded byWilliam Fraser (acting)
Succeeded byJoseph Collett
Born3 December 1674
Died28 November 1732(1732-11-28) (aged 57)
SpouseFrances Bray (1674–1752)
ChildrenAudrey Ethelreda Harrison
FatherRichard Harrison
RelativesGeorge Villiers (maternal grandfather)
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Edward Harrison (3 December 1674 – 28 November 1732) was a British colonial administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1717 to 1726. He served as the President of Madras from 11 July 1711 to 8 January 1717.

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