Vincent F. Harrington

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Vincent Francis Harrington (born May 16, 1903 in Sioux City , Iowa , †  November 29, 1943 in Rutland , England ) was an American politician . Between 1937 and 1942 he represented the state of Iowa in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Vincent Harrington attended public schools in his home country including Trinity College in Sioux City. He then studied until 1925 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend ( Indiana ). Between 1926 and 1927 he taught economics and history at the University of Portland in Oregon . He then returned to Sioux City, where he worked for his father's firm, the Continental Mortgage Company . In this company he made it to the position of Vice President and General Manager.

Politically, Harrington was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1933 and 1937 he was a member of the Iowa Senate . In 1936 he was nominated by his party as a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor . He withdrew this candidacy to run for Congress . Harrington was then elected to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Iowa , where he succeeded Guy Gillette on January 3, 1937 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on September 5, 1942. During these years, further New Deal laws were passed there. Since December 1941, World War II also overshadowed the work of Congress.

Harrington resigned in September 1942 to join the US Army Air Corps . He and his unit were transferred to England. There he died of a heart attack on November 29, 1943. Since 1927 he was married to Catherine O'Connor, with whom he had two daughters.

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SURNAME Harrington, Vincent F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harrington, Vincent Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Sioux City , Iowa
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1943
Place of death Rutland , England