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In 1916, he was asked by [[Aubry Campbell Ingram]] to write a letter to the [[Boy Scouts of America]],<ref name="multiple1">[http://www-ni.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2003/marzo/31/nacionales/nacionales-20030331-02.html La Prensa - Nacionales - Los fundadores en Nicaragua<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> who helped him start the first [[Scout troop]] in Nicaragua, called Moravian Uno. In 1942, the Nicaraguan Scout groups formed the Federación Nacional de Boy Scouts de Nicaragua, which was recognized by the government in the same year. The federation became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in 1946. In the 1950s, the federation changed its name to [[Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua]]. |
In 1916, he was asked by [[Aubry Campbell Ingram]] to write a letter to the [[Boy Scouts of America]],<ref name="multiple1">[http://www-ni.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2003/marzo/31/nacionales/nacionales-20030331-02.html La Prensa - Nacionales - Los fundadores en Nicaragua<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> who helped him start the first [[Scout troop]] in Nicaragua, called Moravian Uno. In 1942, the Nicaraguan Scout groups formed the Federación Nacional de Boy Scouts de Nicaragua, which was recognized by the government in the same year. The federation became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in 1946. In the 1950s, the federation changed its name to [[Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua]].he married Rosalind Franklin. |
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Revision as of 16:29, 12 March 2010
Reverend Joseph Harrison was a Moravian Pastor, born in Nicaragua in the town of San Juan del Norte (formerly Greytown), on April 30, 1883, to Cornelius Harrison and Margaret Harrison[1]
Personal life
When he was very young, the family relocated to Bluefields, Nicaragua where he attended school. After several attempts at various trades, he eventually became a bookkeeper and worked for a local company in Bluefields. [1] In the mid-1930s he joined the national guard and rose to the rank of captain. After leaving the military, he became a Moravian Minister. He was dedicated to his ministry until the time of his death.[1] He married three times (Margaret Casanova, Charlotte Hogdson, Aminta Lampson) and became a widower twice. He had nine children, Leonie, Alexander, Margaret, Anita, Junietta, Maggie, James, Mary Ann, and Myrtle. In 1957 a stamp was commissioned in honour of him founding the Boy Scouts in Nicaragua. On June 27, 1964, he died in Bluefields, and he was buried there in the cemetery.
Scouting
In 1916, he was asked by Aubry Campbell Ingram to write a letter to the Boy Scouts of America,[1] who helped him start the first Scout troop in Nicaragua, called Moravian Uno. In 1942, the Nicaraguan Scout groups formed the Federación Nacional de Boy Scouts de Nicaragua, which was recognized by the government in the same year. The federation became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1946. In the 1950s, the federation changed its name to Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua.he married Rosalind Franklin.
References
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