George W. Harrison (September 15, 1867– October 16, 1931) was a prominent journalist, newspaper editor and publisher, and

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politician who served as the fourth

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from 1899 to 1900. Harrison was born on September 15, 1867, in

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. He attended school in

Hicksville, Ohio Hicksville is a village in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2020 census. It sits approximately 2.2 miles east of the Ohio-Indiana border. History Led by Henry W. Hicks, the Hicks Land Company platted the co ...

. With his older brother, W. C. B. Harrison, he later worked at the ''Hicksville Independent'' newspaper, where he learned the craft of printing and engraving. Harrison married Myrtie E. Allen on March 3, 1889. He went on to work for newspapers in

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and

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, including the ''

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''. He also founded the ''Daily Register'' in

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. Harrison later moved to North Dakota and became the Bismarck correspondent for the ''Fargo Argus''. After the legislative session ended, he purchased the ''Lisbon Star'' in

Lisbon, North Dakota Lisbon is a city in and the county seat of Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,204 at the 2020 census. History Lisbon was founded in 1880 by Joseph L. Colton, who named the new city after Lisbon, New York, his wi ...

, and renamed it to the ''Free Press''. After living in North Dakota, the Harrison family moved to Ohio and then Minnesota. George W. Harrison died on October 16, 1931, in Minnesota.

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1867 births 1931 deaths 19th-century American journalists Insurance commissioners of North Dakota North Dakota Republicans People from Defiance County, Ohio 20th-century North Dakota politicians {{NorthDakota-politician-stub

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