John H. Harrison

Born in Lincolnshire in 1836, Harrison was a student in the Military Department at King’s in 1849-50. His father, Stephen Harrison, was a grocer before he became a wine and spirits merchant alongside his wife (and John’s mother), Sarah. After leaving King’s, John Harrison did not enter the military but followed his parents into the wine and spirits business. He married Caroline Howson in December 1862. Harrison died in March 1888, aged 52, and was buried in his home town of Lincolnshire.