Henry W. Harrington

Henry William Harrington (born September 12, 1825 in Cooperstown , New York , † March 20, 1882 in Indianapolis , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1865 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Harrington attended the public schools of his home country and then from 1845 to 1848 the Temple Hill Academy in Livingston County . After studying law in Geneseo and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Nunda . In 1856 he moved to Madison , Indiana, where he also practiced as a lawyer.

Politically, Harrington was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1860, 1868 and 1872 he took part as a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . In the congressional election of 1862 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded William McKee Dunn on March 4, 1863 . Since he was defeated by Republican Ralph Hill in 1864 , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1865 , which was marked by the events of the Civil War .

From 1866 to 1867, Henry Harrington worked for the Tax Department in the Indiana State Third Financial District. After that he practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1872 and 1874 he lived in St. Louis ( Missouri ), after which he settled in Indianapolis. He died there on March 20, 1882.

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SURNAME	Harrington, Henry W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Harrington, Henry William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 12, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Cooperstown , New York
DATE OF DEATH	March 20, 1882
Place of death	Indianapolis , Indiana