Biography of Hon. George Forrest Harrington
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 1075
HON. GEORGE FORREST HARRINGTON, son of Alvin and Elizabeth (Beach) Harrington, grandson of Uri and Hannah (Noble) Beach, and great-grandson of Obil Beach, was born in Canaan Township, Madison Co., Ohio, February 4, 1836, raised in Amity, and educated at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. Studied law with Hon. Samuel Sullivan Cox, of Columbus, Ohio, and admitted to the bar in 1857. Practiced law in Rolla, Mo., in Memphis, Tenn.; was in the service of the Juarez Government, Mexico, in 1864, and located in Mobile, Ala., after the surrender of that city to the Federal forces, for the practice of law. He was, for one term, a member of the Lower House of Representatives of Alabama, and was unanimously chosen Speaker of the House. He was Mayor of Mobile, and died at this homestead, "Bay View," near Mobile, July 18, 1876, aged forty years.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
For more information visit
http://www.oh-palam.org/bookstore/images/2010fallregistrationform.pdf
or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
Richard E. Hartle,
Publicity Chairman,
Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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