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| name               = Charles Harrison
| birth_date         = 1830
| death_date         = 11 May 1888
| nationality        = British
| occupation         = businessman<br>politician
| spouse             = {{marriage|Elizabeth Augusta Kempson|1858}}
| mother             = Hannah King
| father             = Benjamin Harrison
}}
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'''Charles Harrison''' (1830 – 11 May 1888) was a British businessman and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician.

He was the younger son of Benjamin Harrison of [[Liverpool]] and his wife, Hannah King of [[Stourbridge]].<ref name=obit>''Obituary'', The Times, 12 May 1888, p.13</ref> Harrison entered business with Mr B Devey, a [[wharfinger]] at [[Stourport-on-Severn]]. Among the goods that were dealt with on the wharf were locally produced carpets of George Harris. On Harris's retirement Harrison purchased his carpet manufacturing business, and continued to actively run the company until shortly before his death.<ref name=birmpost>''Death of Mr C Harrison of Areley Court'', Birmingham Daily Post, 12 May 1888</ref>

Apart from his business activities, Harrison was a [[magistrate]] for [[Worcestershire]] and a member of the Stourport [[local board of health|local board]] and a number of other institutions in the area.<ref name="birmpost"/> In [[1874 United Kingdom general election|1874]] he was invited to stand as [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] candidate for the [[Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency)|parliamentary borough of Bewdley]] in place of [[Augustus Henry Archibald Anson|Augustus Anson]] who had retired from parliament. Harrison held the seat for the Liberals, defeating his [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] opponent [[Stanley Leighton]] by 514 votes to 405.<ref name=times1874>''New Members'', The Times, 26 February 1874, p.6</ref> At the ensuing [[1880 United Kingdom general election|general election in 1880]] Harrison was re-elected, defeating K E Webster by 598 votes to 530. However, Harrison was unseated on petition, and retired from parliamentary politics.<ref name=birmpost/>

Harrison made his home at Areley Court, [[Areley Kings]], near Stourport.<ref name=obit/><ref name=times1874/> He married Elizabeth Augusta Kempson of [[Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] in 1858.<ref name=birmpost/> He died at his home in May 1888 after a long illness.<ref name=obit/><ref name=birmpost/>

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== External links==
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 | title  = [[Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency)|Member for Bewdley]]
 | years  = [[1874 United Kingdom general election|1874]]–[[1880 Bewdley by-election|1880]]
 | before = [[Augustus Anson]]
 | after  = [[Enoch Baldwin]]
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