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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II


p. 488, 490
photo p. 489




GUY KEARNEY HARRISON.

 Guy Kearney Harrison is a young man of notable determination and 
enterprise who has been largely instrumental in the formation and 
development of the Western Exploration Company, a two million dollar 
corporation, which is operating extensively in oil producing fields. 
Ever watchful of opportunities pointing to success, he has never feared 
to venture where favoring opportunity has pointed the way and his keen 
sagacity and even-paced energy have carried him into most important 
relations. Mr. Harrison comes from a state where oil development has 
constituted an important source of revenue to the commonwealth. He was 
born in San Antonio, Texas, July 7, 1885, a son of Thomas Harrison, of 
San Antonio, who was a successful Texas attorney, and in 1892 removed 
to Denver, where he became engaged in mining and real estate 
operations. He is still an active business man, successfully conducting 
his interests and contributing to the development of the district in 
which he operates. He married Fannie Johnson, a native of Louisiana. 
Russell Harrison, a brother of Guy K. Harrison, twenty-nine years of 
age, is connected with the Aviation Corps of the United States Army.

 Guy K. Harrison pursued his early education in the schools of San 
Antonio, Texas, and afterward continued his studies in Denver, becoming 
a resident of this city in 1896. Later he had the benefit of 
instruction in the University of Colorado, where he completed a course 
with the class of 1907. He previously took up newspaper work, first in 
a reportorial capacity, while later he became sporting editor of the 
San Antonio Daily Light, published at San Antonio, Texas. He thus 
served in 1905 and 1906, after which he returned to Denver and became 
identified with the brick business as salesman for manufacturers. 
Eventually he turned his attention to the real estate field, becoming a 
salesman in that connection, and afterward he was identified with the 
real estate business in Seattle, Washington. Again, however, he came to 
Denver and entered the employ of the Continental Trust Company. In 1911 
and 1912 he made a, trip around the world. Eventually he reentered 
financial circles in Denver as manager for the real estate department 
of the German-American Trust Company, which position he filled until 
1914, when he resigned to engage in business on his own account. He 
remained active in the real estate field until December, 1916, after 
which he organized the Western Exploration Syndicate, which took over 
twenty-six large and well organized business enterprises connected with 
the sale and development of oil. This constitutes the nucleus of what 
is now the Western Exploration Company, a two million dollar 
corporation, which is operating extensively in oil fields and handles 
many large and valuable producing properties. Mr. Harrison is the 
secretary-treasurer of this company and in his official position is 
turning his attention to constructive effort, to administrative 
direction and executive control. His previous training in the business 
world well qualified him for the duties which he took up in this 
connection and his activities and interests are constantly broadening.

 In May, 1914, occurred the marriage of Mr. Harrison and Miss 
Bessie Gibson, of Washington, D. C., and they have become the parents 
of a son, Guy Kearney Harrison, Jr., now sixteen months old. Mr. 
Harrison is a member of Beta Theta Pi of the University of Colorado. He 
also has membership with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, with 
the Denver Athletic Club, the Denver Civic Association and with the 
Episcopal church-associations which indicate much of the nature of his 
interests and activities. In politics he is a democrat. He has found 
his recreation largely in travel. Opportunity has ever been to Mr. 
Harrison a call to action. He is a man of marked energy and foresight 
and whatever he has undertaken he has carried forward to successful 
completion. The steps in his orderly progression are easily 
discernible. Ho has steadily advanced, each forward step bringing him a 
broader outlook and wider opportunities, and he has never stopped short 
of the successful accomplishment of his purpose.