Harrison A. McKeown

Who was Harrison A. McKeown?

Harrison Andrew McKeown was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented St. John City in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1890 to 1895 and from 1899 to 1908 as a Liberal-Conservative. member.

He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and educated at Mount Allison University and Victoria University. McKeown was called to the bar in 1884. In 1908, he was named a justice in the Supreme Court of New Brunswick; he was later named the province's Chief Justice. In 1924, McKeown was named chairman of the board of Railway Commissioners after the death of Frank Broadstreet Carvell; he retired from that post in 1931. He also served as dean for the law faculty at the University of New Brunswick from 1922 to 1924.