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William James Harrington was the politician within Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920, as a member of the Liberal Party.

The resident of Dauphin, Manitoba, he was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1915 provincial election to represent the Dauphin constituency. He defeated Conservative incumbent William Buchanan by 102 votes. the Liberals won a landslide majority in that election, & Harrington served as a backbench supporter of Tobias C. Norris's government for the next five years.

He was defeated in the 1920 provincial election, losing to Labour candidate George Palmer by 422 votes.

Blessed William Harrington
Brief profile.

Venerable William Harrington
Short biography of the English priest and martyr, who died in 1594.






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