William Bealey Harrison DL JP (16 January 1838 – 23 March 1912) was an English first-class cricketer, coal industrialist and British Army officer.
The son of William Harrison, he was born at Norton Hall in Staffordshire in January 1838.
[1] Harrison was commissioned in the Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as a lieutenant in February 1860.
[3] He was promoted to the rank of captain in April 1863,[4] later resigning his commission in December 1873.
His son, William junior, was also a first-class cricketer.