Alexander Harrison


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From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 1889-1890
Date of death Dec 1988
Age between 97 and 100 years old
Gender Male
Groups
Scottish Mountaineering Club President 1945–1947-1948
Vice-President 1936–1938
Secretary 1930–1935
Member 1922–1925
Member 1929–1930
Member 1968–1988

Chartered accountant, grandson of Lord Provost Sir George Harrison, who chaired Standard Life and was a founder of the Association for the Preservation of Rural Scotland and a leading figure in forming the National Trust for Scotland. He joined the SMC in 1918, climbed guideless in the Alps with Frank Smythe, was Secretary from 1931 to 1935 and President from 1945 to 1948, and was Honorary President for some 21 years. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 180 - Vol 34 - 1989 /library/7086/smcj-number-180---vol-34---1989

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16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

Quick Info

From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 1889-1890
Date of death Dec 1988
Age between 97 and 100 years old
Gender Male
Groups
Scottish Mountaineering Club President 1945–1947-1948
Vice-President 1936–1938
Secretary 1930–1935
Member 1922–1925
Member 1929–1930
Member 1968–1988

Chartered accountant, grandson of Lord Provost Sir George Harrison, who chaired Standard Life and was a founder of the Association for the Preservation of Rural Scotland and a leading figure in forming the National Trust for Scotland. He joined the SMC in 1918, climbed guideless in the Alps with Frank Smythe, was Secretary from 1931 to 1935 and President from 1945 to 1948, and was Honorary President for some 21 years. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 180 - Vol 34 - 1989 /library/7086/smcj-number-180---vol-34---1989

Contributors
16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

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