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n>Hi, in Otsi-jjo county, N.Y. Hi' was chosi'n a tli-lrjjato to the Charleston convention in I8t» fnmi Indiana; and in lH(S,'i-G.'i he was a representative from Indiana to the thirty eighth e«»ngress. He was a deU*gate to the New York

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eota state senate for the term of llM)y-07.

1868.

Harrington, William

Harrington, John Walker, journalist, auwas horn July 8, 1808, in IMatt^huigh,

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P., railroad presid«'nt,

Mo. He is now on the stalF of the New York Herald. He is the author of The .lumping Kanfjaroo; the Apple Hutter Cat; and » lie Adventures of Admiral Frog.

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Harrington, Jonathan, patriot, was horn July 8, 17,'u, in Lexington, Mass. He was the last survivor of the niinutenien who wore called out to appear in arms at 1>«'Xinjrton on the l!>th of April, 177r». He died March 28, 1854, in Ix*xington, Mass. Harrington, Mary Walrod, educator, scientist, astronomer. colIe;»e president, author, was born Aug. 18, 1848, in Sycamore, 111.

He was

professor of astronomy in the uni-

versity

of Michigan;

was

chief

of

I'niti'd

States weather bureau; president state university of Washington; and for eight years editor of American Meteorological Jcnirnai. He is the author of The Analysis of Plants: and Identilication of Crude Drugs. Harrington, Purnell Frederick, naval officer, was born June 6. 1844, in Dover. I>"l. In 1863 he joined the Cnited States navy as an ensign; and in I1UI3 was appointed rear admiral. In inO.'MKJ he was commander of the navy yard at Norfolk, Va.; and was retired in 1906.

Harrington, Samuel Maxwell, lawyer, jur 1811.3. in Dover. Del. He ist, was born Feb. was secretary of state of Delaware in 1825).30. In 1831 he filled a vacancy on the bench of the state 8U|>reme court, and be«'ame its chief justice, holding the oltice until the rourt was united with the supt-rior court. In the hitter he sat as associate justice until 18.'>.'). when he was again made chief justice. In 18.">7 he succeeded to the chancellorship, the highest judicial ollice in the state. He died Nov. 28, I86.'i, in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Harrington, Timothy, clergyman, was born 171.") in Wiiltham. Mass, It is related of

him that having been

in the liabit. Ix'fore the revolutionary war. of praying in his pulour excellent King health of pit for tinCeorge. he so far forgot himself on one occasion, after the declaration of independenci-, as to lapse into th«' old form, but inimeilintely added, O Lord! I mean (ieorge W'asliington. He died Dec. 18, 17!>"). in Lancaster.

Mass. Harrington, William Edmund, lawyer, banker, state senator, was born July 2, I860, in Hutchitison. Minn. He was eilucated at the Ilutcliinson high schwl; and in ISSl graduated from the university of Minin-^ota; and in 1883 from the law depjvrtment

born April 17, Noblelwro, 1828, in Maine. Since 18Sr» he has bi'cn presi8. in He has been president of the university of Maine; director of the Jac(d> Tome institute; and is now president of the Northwestern university. lege

IMiilatlelphia, Pa.

Harris, Addison C, lawyer, diplomat, college president, was born in 1840 in Wayne lounty, Ind. In 1877-70 he was a member of the Indiana state senate. In 1899- HMil lie was envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to .Austria-Hungary. He was president of the university of Indianapolis; and is now president of the Indiana law school. Harris, Alfred W., soldier, author, poet, was bom Jan. 27. 1842, in Louisville. Ky. He .nerved through the civil war in the union army. He has been in the United States internal revenue service in Louisville, Ky. He is the autlior of s»>v»>ral prose works; and a vohnne of poems. Harris, Andrew Lintner, soldier, farmer, lawver, jurist, governor, was born Nov. 17, 1835, in Hutler county, Ohio. He was educated in -the public schools of Preble c«unity, Ohio; and gradMiami from uated university of Oxford, Ohio. In' 1861 he enlisted in the civil war as a private soldier;

became lieutencaptain, major, lieutenant-colonel an«l colonel of the seven-

and ant

ty-fifth

regiment Ohio

volunteer

He was severely wountled

infantry.

McDowell and at Cettysburg; an<l in 186.") he was brevetted brigadier-general. In 18."i-67 he was a member of the Ohio state senate; an«l practiced law until 1875. In 1875-81 he was probate jiidj.'!-; and was a member of the sity-s«'ventli

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and sixty-eighth general asIn i!)02-06 he was lieu-

semblies of Ohio.