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|term_start = 25 October 1951
|term_start = 25 October 1951
|term_end = 3 May 1979
|term_end = 7 April 1979
|predecessor = [[Edgar Granville, Baron Granville of Eye|Edgar Granville]]
|predecessor = [[Edgar Granville, Baron Granville of Eye|Edgar Granville]]
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|spouse = Peggy Stenhouse
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'''Sir James Harwood Harrison, 1st Baronet''' (6 June 1907 – 11 September 1980) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. He was the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituency of [[Eye (UK Parliament constituency)|Eye]] in [[Suffolk]] from [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951]] to [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]], having first contested it in [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]].
'''Sir James Harwood Harrison, 1st Baronet''' (6 June 1907 – 11 September 1980) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. He was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituency of [[Eye (UK Parliament constituency)|Eye]] in [[Suffolk]] from [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951]] to [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]], having first contested it in [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]].


Harrison was the eldest son of the Rev'd E W Harrison and E E Tribe of [[Bugbrooke]], [[Northamptonshire]] where his family had owned land since the eighteenth century. The family home, Bugbrooke Hall, is now owned by the [[Jesus Army]]. He was educated at [[Northampton School for Boys|Northampton Grammar School]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]] and worked as a company director for a feeding-stuffs manufacturer. He served as an [[Ipswich]] [[Borough Council]]lor from 1935–1946 and served during [[World War II]] with [[The Suffolk Regiment]], commanding the 4th Battalion. He was taken prisoner in [[Singapore]] and spent time on the [[Burma Railway]].
Harrison was the eldest son of the Rev'd E W Harrison and E E Tribe of [[Bugbrooke]], [[Northamptonshire]] where his family had owned land since the eighteenth century. The family home, Bugbrooke Hall, was later owned by the [[Jesus Army]]. He was educated at [[Northampton School for Boys|Northampton Grammar School]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]] and worked as a company director for a feeding-stuffs manufacturer. He served as an [[Ipswich]] [[Borough Council]]lor from 1935 to 1946 and served during [[World War II]] with [[The Suffolk Regiment]], commanding the 4th Battalion. He was taken prisoner in [[Singapore]] and spent time on the [[Burma Railway]].


Harrison won Eye at the [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951 general election]], defeating [[Edgar Granville, Baron Granville of Eye|Edgar Granville]]. He was [[Harold Macmillan]]'s [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] when Macmillan was Housing Secretary. He served as a Government Whip as a [[Lord of the Treasury]] from 8 April 1956 to 16 January 1959, and [[Comptroller of the Household]] between 1959 and 1961. He subsequently chaired backbench Conservative committees. He was created a [[Baronet]] on 6 July 1961.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=42409 ||date=11 July 1961 |page=5101}}</ref>
Harrison won Eye at the [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951 general election]], defeating [[Edgar Granville, Baron Granville of Eye|Edgar Granville]]. He was [[Harold Macmillan]]'s [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] when Macmillan was Housing Secretary. He served as a Government Whip as a [[Lord of the Treasury]] from 8 April 1956 to 16 January 1959, and [[Comptroller of the Household]] between 1959 and 1961. He subsequently chaired backbench Conservative committees. He was created a [[Baronet]] on 6 July 1961.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=42409 ||date=11 July 1961 |page=5101}}</ref>
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Sir Harwood Harrison
Member of Parliament
for Eye
In office
25 October 1951 – 7 April 1979
Preceded byEdgar Granville
Succeeded byJohn Gummer
Personal details
Born6 June 1907
Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire, England
Died11 September 1980 (1980-09-12) (aged 73)
Ipswich, Suffolk
Political partyConservative
SpousePeggy Stenhouse
Alma materNorthampton Grammar School
Trinity College, Oxford

Sir James Harwood Harrison, 1st Baronet (6 June 1907 – 11 September 1980) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Eye in Suffolk from 1951 to 1979, having first contested it in 1950.

Harrison was the eldest son of the Rev'd E W Harrison and E E Tribe of Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire where his family had owned land since the eighteenth century. The family home, Bugbrooke Hall, was later owned by the Jesus Army. He was educated at Northampton Grammar School and Trinity College, Oxford and worked as a company director for a feeding-stuffs manufacturer. He served as an Ipswich Borough Councillor from 1935 to 1946 and served during World War II with The Suffolk Regiment, commanding the 4th Battalion. He was taken prisoner in Singapore and spent time on the Burma Railway.

Harrison won Eye at the 1951 general election, defeating Edgar Granville. He was Harold Macmillan's Parliamentary Private Secretary when Macmillan was Housing Secretary. He served as a Government Whip as a Lord of the Treasury from 8 April 1956 to 16 January 1959, and Comptroller of the Household between 1959 and 1961. He subsequently chaired backbench Conservative committees. He was created a Baronet on 6 July 1961.[1]

On his retirement as MP for Eye at the 1979 general election, the seat was contested by another Conservative, John Gummer, elected with a majority of 27%. The seat was abolished at 1983 general election and was divided up into the three new seats: Suffolk Coastal, Central Suffolk and Waveney, all of which returned Conservative candidates. Gummer was elected Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal, Michael Lord for Central Suffolk and James Prior for Waveney.

He married Peggy Stenhouse, daughter of Lt Col V D Stenhouse in 1932 and had two children, Sir Michael James Harwood Harrison, 2nd Baronet, and Joanna Kathleen Sanders.

He is buried in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels', Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire.

References

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  1. ^ "No. 42409". The London Gazette. 11 July 1961. p. 5101.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Eye
19511979
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Comptroller of the Household
1959–1961
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Bugbrooke)
1961–1980
Succeeded by
Michael James Harwood Harrison

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