History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . ounty, Pa., of English descent andthe latter of Wayne County, Ohio, and of Scotch ancestry. Christian Har-rison was a school teacher, farmer and merchant. , When Clifford M. Harrison was four years of age he removed to Iowawith his parents and the next eight years of his life were spent on a farmnear Waterloo, Iowa. The family then moved to Grant City, Mo., and hereat the age of 16 years young Harrison began his apprenticeship in theoffice of the Grant City Star, where he learned the printers trade. Hethen worked as a journeyman printer on a f
History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . ounty, Pa., of English descent andthe latter of Wayne County, Ohio, and of Scotch ancestry. Christian Har-rison was a school teacher, farmer and merchant. , When Clifford M. Harrison was four years of age he removed to Iowawith his parents and the next eight years of his life were spent on a farmnear Waterloo, Iowa. The family then moved to Grant City, Mo., and hereat the age of 16 years young Harrison began his apprenticeship in theoffice of the Grant City Star, where he learned the printers trade. Hethen worked as a journeyman printer on a few country papers and laterwent to St. Joseph where he worked on the Evening News for a few then got cases on the Kansas City Journal. He was employed on thatpaper for eight years, four of which he served in the capacity of proofreader of the paper. In Oct. 1891, he purchased the Grant City Star andwas editor of that paper for seven years. He sold the Grant City Starin 1898 and after that time he successfully owned and edited the Albany. CLIFFORD M. HARRISON THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS B ,. HISTORY OF DAVIESS AND GENTRY COUNTIES 657 Capital, Maysville Pilot, GallatiYi North Missourian, Sedalia Capital andBoonville Republican, While a resident of Grant City, Mr. Harrison served six years as amember of the school board and represented Worth County in the 38thGeneral Assembly. In 1896 he was nominated for State Senator from theFirst Snatorial District by the Republicans but was defeated by a fusionof the Democrats and Populists. In August, 1921, Mr. Harrison wasappointed Superintendent of the Missouri State Reformatory at Boonvilleby Gov. A. M. Hyde, and is capably filling that responsible position at thepresent time. On June 27, 1888 Clifford M. Harrison was married to Miss HannahElla Marrah of Kingsville, Mo. Six children have been born to them, fivesons and one daughter, three of whom survive: Frederick M., further men-tion of whom i
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