Harrington was born in Invercargill on 10 March 1936 to Richard and Millicent Harrington. He attended St Catherine's, St Theresa's, and Marist Brothers High School. He soon after began working for the Southland Building Society. In 1958 he married Patricia, and they went on to have six children.[1]
Political careeredit
In 1983 Harrington was elected to the Invercargill Licensing Trust. He served as chairman from 1986 to 1995, and left the board in 1998.
After choosing not to run for mayor in the 1993 by-election, he was elected mayor in 1995, defeating the incumbent Tim Shadbolt handily. His mayoralty coincided with economic hard times which, combined with health problems, contributed to his loss to Shadbolt in the 1998 election. Much of the work he did for the city during his term did not manifest until after his defeat.[2][3]
Deathedit
Harrington died in Dunedin on 20 May 2009 after a short illness and surgery.[4] He is buried in Invercargill's Eastern Cemetery alongside his wife who died in 2019.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Information on past Mayors of Invercargill City" (PDF). Invercargill City Council.
^"A man who served for all the right reasons". 21 August 2009.
^"Former Invercargill Mayoress Pat Harrington dies". 23 January 2019.
david, harrington, mayor, david, francis, edward, harrington, march, 1936, 2009, zealand, politician, served, mayor, invercargill, from, 1995, 1998, david, harrington43rd, mayor, invercargillin, office, 1995, 1998preceded, bytim, shadboltsucceeded, bytim, shad. David Francis Edward Harrington JP 10 March 1936 20 May 2009 was a New Zealand politician who served as Mayor of Invercargill from 1995 to 1998 David Harrington43rd Mayor of InvercargillIn office 1995 1998Preceded byTim ShadboltSucceeded byTim ShadboltPersonal detailsBorn 1936 03 10 10 March 1936Invercargill New ZealandDied20 May 2009 2009 05 20 aged 73 Dunedin New ZealandResting placeEastern Cemetery InvercargillSpousePatricia Catherine Harrington m 1958 wbr Children6 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Death 4 ReferencesEarly life editHarrington was born in Invercargill on 10 March 1936 to Richard and Millicent Harrington He attended St Catherine s St Theresa s and Marist Brothers High School He soon after began working for the Southland Building Society In 1958 he married Patricia and they went on to have six children 1 Political career editIn 1983 Harrington was elected to the Invercargill Licensing Trust He served as chairman from 1986 to 1995 and left the board in 1998 After choosing not to run for mayor in the 1993 by election he was elected mayor in 1995 defeating the incumbent Tim Shadbolt handily His mayoralty coincided with economic hard times which combined with health problems contributed to his loss to Shadbolt in the 1998 election Much of the work he did for the city during his term did not manifest until after his defeat 2 3 Death editHarrington died in Dunedin on 20 May 2009 after a short illness and surgery 4 He is buried in Invercargill s Eastern Cemetery alongside his wife who died in 2019 5 References edit Information on past Mayors of Invercargill City PDF Invercargill City Council A man who served for all the right reasons 21 August 2009 Former Invercargill Mayoress Pat Harrington dies 23 January 2019 Ex mayor dies in Dunedin 24 May 2009 Cemetery result Political officesPreceded byTim Shadbolt Mayor of Invercargill1995 1998 Succeeded byTim Shadbolt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Harrington mayor amp oldid 1202107038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
