William Henry Harrison was an American politician

Politician

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 who served as a Republican

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 U.S. representative from Wyoming

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Born in Terre Haute, Indiana

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 on August 10, 1896, Harrison served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives

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 from 1927 to 1929. He later moved to Wyoming and was admitted to the Wyoming bar

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 in 1937. He practiced in Sheridan, Wyoming

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 and later served as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives

Wyoming House of Representatives

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 between 1945 and 1950. He served as the secretary to the Wyoming Interim Committee from 1947 to 1950.

Later, he was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives and served between 1951 and 1955.