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James Harold Harrington

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James Harold Harrington Veteran

Birth
Addison, Steuben County, New York, USA
Death
20 Mar 1937 (aged 43)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
11-7-3-SNE
Memorial ID
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James H. Harrington of Detroit, Mich., brother of City Councilman C. Paul Harrington of Denver, and his companion, Miss Katherine Burgess, also of Detroit, were killed when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into a train near Cheboygan, Mich., Saturday, according to dispatches.

Details of the accident were not given. Clarence L. Harrington, secretary of the Crane-O'Fallon company of Denver and a brother of James, received a long-distance telephone call from Mrs. James Harrington at Detroit, shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, notifying him of the tragedy. But Mrs. Harrington, at the time, did not know the details.

Harrington was born at North Platte, Neb. He was the son of the late Maj. Michael C. Harrington. He was a graduate of Regis college of Denver and of Creighton college of Omaha, Neb. He left Denver ten years ago and was connected with the Fox Paper company of Detroit.

Besides his wife and brothers, Clarence and C. Paul, he is survived by a brother, M.J. of Cleveland; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Kennedy of Denver and Mrs. Frances Williams of Monterey, Mexico.

Published in The Denver Post of Denver, CO on 22 Mar 1937.
James H. Harrington of Detroit, Mich., brother of City Councilman C. Paul Harrington of Denver, and his companion, Miss Katherine Burgess, also of Detroit, were killed when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into a train near Cheboygan, Mich., Saturday, according to dispatches.

Details of the accident were not given. Clarence L. Harrington, secretary of the Crane-O'Fallon company of Denver and a brother of James, received a long-distance telephone call from Mrs. James Harrington at Detroit, shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, notifying him of the tragedy. But Mrs. Harrington, at the time, did not know the details.

Harrington was born at North Platte, Neb. He was the son of the late Maj. Michael C. Harrington. He was a graduate of Regis college of Denver and of Creighton college of Omaha, Neb. He left Denver ten years ago and was connected with the Fox Paper company of Detroit.

Besides his wife and brothers, Clarence and C. Paul, he is survived by a brother, M.J. of Cleveland; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Kennedy of Denver and Mrs. Frances Williams of Monterey, Mexico.

Published in The Denver Post of Denver, CO on 22 Mar 1937.


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  • Created by: Patrick Purcell Relative Great-niece/nephew
  • Added: May 21, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52670856/james_harold-harrington: accessed ), memorial page for James Harold Harrington (25 Jan 1894–20 Mar 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52670856, citing Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Patrick Purcell (contributor 47103899).