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. When his business failed, he was attracted by the Otago Gold Rush in 1861, but ended up working as a staff member of Julius Vogel on the Otago Daily Times. 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. Political career

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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.

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“The strongest of all governments is that which is most free.”
— Letter to Simón Bolívar (27 September 1829). Quoted in James Hall, A Memoir of the Public Services of William Henry Harrison, of Ohio (Philadelphia, PA: Key & Biddle, 1836).
“...there is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.”
— Letter to Simón Bolívar (27 September 1829). Quoted in The Life of Major-General William Henry Harrison: Comprising a Brief Account of His Important Civil and Military Services (Philadelphia, PA: Grigg & Elliot, 1840)
“Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.”
— Last words to John Tyler. Quoted in Jebediah Whitman, "A Memorial to Our Dear Departed President" (New Ark, DE: Printed by the Author, 1841).

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