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*A graduate of St. Mary's Boys High in Lynn and St. Louis University in St. Louis. He taught government and history and coached basketball | *A graduate of St. Mary's Boys High in Lynn and St. Louis University in St. Louis. He taught government and history and coached basketball | ||
at Merrimack College. A member of a well-known political family, he was elected to the Salem City Council in 1957 and the Mass. State Senate | at Merrimack College. A member of a well-known political family, he was elected to the Salem City Council in 1957 and the Mass. State Senate | ||
in 1958, where he served for 20 years. | in 1958, where he served for 20 years. He was also Senate president from 1971-1978. | ||
*Harrington's greatest contributions were in the area of education. He was a teacher and coach for many years and spearheaded the state's first | |||
major education reform initiative in the 1960's. Locally, he helped grow Salem State from a small teachers' college to a major institution of higher | |||
education. | |||
*In 1978, he left the Senate over an incident concerning a campaign contribution. The incident did nothing to diminish the high esteem in which | |||
he was held by friends and colleagues. | |||
==See Also== | |||
Kevin B. Harrington (obituary) Nov. 30, 2008, ''Boston Globe'', p. A25 | |||
"Salem mourns political legend" Nov. 29, 2008 ''Salem News'', p. 1 | |||
Kevin B. Harrington (obituary) Nov. 29, 2008, ''Salem News'', p. 6 | |||
[[Category:Browse Index]] | [[Category:Browse Index]] | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 3 November 2016
- Kevin B. Harrington (January 9, 1929 – November 27, 2008)was born in Salem, and a life long resident of the city, was the youngest
of six children by Cornelius J. and Mary (Whalen) Harrington. He was married to Kathleen for 53 years.
- A graduate of St. Mary's Boys High in Lynn and St. Louis University in St. Louis. He taught government and history and coached basketball
at Merrimack College. A member of a well-known political family, he was elected to the Salem City Council in 1957 and the Mass. State Senate in 1958, where he served for 20 years. He was also Senate president from 1971-1978.
- Harrington's greatest contributions were in the area of education. He was a teacher and coach for many years and spearheaded the state's first
major education reform initiative in the 1960's. Locally, he helped grow Salem State from a small teachers' college to a major institution of higher education.
- In 1978, he left the Senate over an incident concerning a campaign contribution. The incident did nothing to diminish the high esteem in which
he was held by friends and colleagues.
See Also
Kevin B. Harrington (obituary) Nov. 30, 2008, Boston Globe, p. A25
"Salem mourns political legend" Nov. 29, 2008 Salem News, p. 1
Kevin B. Harrington (obituary) Nov. 29, 2008, Salem News, p. 6
