Harrison was elected to the ruling nine-member National Council of Government in 1959.[1] A member of the ruralista faction of the National Party loyal to Benito Nardone, he proposed a more ambitious Ministry of Economy that would take greater responsibility for economic planning – an idea that would not come to fruition.[2][3] From 1 March 1962 he served a one year term as President of the National Council, as the National Council officials rotated the chairmanship among themselves during their periods in office.[1][4]
Death
Harrison died of a heart attack on 20 August 1963 in Montevideo, a few months after completing his presidential term.[1]
^ abcHarris M. Lentz III (1994). Heads of States and Governments: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Over 2,300 Leaders, 1945 through 1992. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 812. ISBN0899509266.
^"Uruguay". Hispanic American Report. XII (3). Hispanic American Society: 170. May 1959.
^Philip Bates Taylor (1962). Government and Politics of Uruguay. Tulane University. p. 72.
^Robert S. Kane (1962). South America A to Z. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. p. 180.
