Education
Harrington graduated from Saint John's Preparatory School, in Danvers, Massachusetts, in 1954, then earned a Bachelor of Arts at Harvard University in 1958 and a Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School in 1961.
Harrington graduated from Saint John's Preparatory School, in Danvers, Massachusetts, in 1954, then earned a Bachelor of Arts at Harvard University in 1958 and a Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School in 1961.
After serving on the Salem City Council from 1960 to 1963, Harrington was elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature in 1964, serving until 1969. Harrington defeated Republican William L. Saltonstall with 52% of the vote. He was subsequently re-elected to four full terms as a Congressman before retiring in 1978.
On July 8, 1975, Republican
Harrington called on House Speaker Carl Albert to convene the Democratic party committee to examine a secrecy system which he said has covered up "grotesque violations of the law" abroad by the Central Intelligence Agency. At a news conference the Massachusetts Democratic also released three other letters countering efforts in the House to censure him for his role in surfacing the disclosure in 1974 that the Central Intelligence Agency spent 11 million dollars (1974 dollars not inflation adjusted) to influence the Chilean political situation. -(UPIWashington, July 8, 1975).
Following his retirement from Congress, he became a real estate developer. After a brief run for the Democratic nomination for Massachusetts State Treasurer in 1990, Harrington was charged in 2000 for making false statements to financial institutions, banks, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
As a result, his law licence was suspended for three years and he was fined $100,000.
Harrington is currently a resident of Beverly, Massachusetts.
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