William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison (1831 – 30 May 1879) was a 19th-century journalist from Greymouth who represented two Westland electorates in the New Zealand House of Representatives.

Early life and professional career Harrison was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, in 1831. He emigrated to New Zealand in early 1860 and arrived in Auckland, where he went into business. He moved to Greymouth in 1865, where he was the editor of the Grey River Argus.

In 1871, he moved to Wellington and became editor of the Wellington Independent, but he returned after one year to the Grey River Argus. Harrison represented the Westland Boroughs electorate until 1870, and then the Grey Valley electorate from 1871 to 1875, when he retired.

He represented the Greymouth riding from February 1868 to December 1870 on the Westland County. In the first election for the Grey County in December 1876, he was the returning officer for the Cobden riding.

He was later elected to the Grey County himself, He was survived by his wife and their two children.