BIOGRAPHIES: John HARRINGTON, Rice Lake, Barron County, WI

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John Harrington, foreman of the Knapp, Stout Lumber Company, Rice Lake, 
was born in Halifax, N. S., June 24, 1834, a son of John and Mary Harrington, 
natives of Ireland, who went to Nova Scotia in 1825, and in 1835 removed to 
New Brunswick.  In 1862 the father came to Menomonie, Dunn county, Wis., 
where he died in 1875.  The mother died July 29, 1859, in New Brunswick.  
The family consisted of seven children, four sons and three daughters, all 
of whom are living.  Our subject's early education was received in New 
Brunswick.  In 1859 he came to Menomonie and engaged with the Knapp, Stout 
Lumber Company, with whom he has remained since that time.  In the winter 
he is a foreman in the logging camps, and is a foreman of a crew on the annual 
spring drives.  He makes his home in Rice Lake.  He began work for the company 
at small wages, and by his own endeavors has worked himself up to his present 
position.  He is a member of the Roman Catholic church and is a democrat in 
politics.

-Transcribed from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa 
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2", pages 632-633.