Charles  Edward  Harrington,  the  son  of  Moses  Bai-
le}r  Harrington  and  Betsey  Prescott  Mooers,  was  born  in
Concord,  October  5,  1846.  In  early  life,  he  moved  with
his  father  to  Hopkinton.  He  was  educated  at  Hopkinton
academy,  New  London  Literary  and  Scientific  Institution,
and  at  Bangor  (Me.)  Theological  Seminary.  Becoming  a
Congregational  minister,  he  has  resided  at  Lancaster  from
1874  to  1878;  in  Concord  (South  church),  from  1878  to
1882 ;  in  Dubuque,  la.,  from  1882  to  1885 ;  in  Keene,  from
1885  to  the  present  time.  During  his  preparatory  course,
he  spent  some  time  in  teaching.  He  was  for  a  time  assis-
tant teacher  of  Hopkinton  academy,  and  once  principal  of
the  Farmington  high  school.  He  received  the  honorary
degree  of  Master  of  Arts  from  Dartmouth  college  in  1878 ;
that  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  Iowa  college  in  1889.  From
1878  to  1882,  he  was  a  chaplain  of  the  N.  H.  National  Guard,
and  the  same  of  the  N.  H.  legislature  in  1881.  A  veteran
of  the  l&e  war,  Mr.  Harrington  was  a  corporal  of  Company
A,  of  the  18th  Regiment  N.  H.  V.,  being  mustered  in  Sep-
tember 13,  1864.  He  was  promoted  to  sergeant,  and  mus-
tered out  June  10,  1865.
In  1869,  June  30,  Mr.  Harrington  married  Sara  Howard
(Russell)  Wilkins,  daughter  of  Rev.   Carey  Russell    and
Roxanna   Howard,   of  Littleton.      They  have    children,—
Hattie  Russell,  Charles  Woodbury,  William  Barbour.
398  LIFE   AND   TIMES   IN   HOPKINTON.
SECTION    XV.
HARRIS — HUNTOON.
