History of East Saint Johnsbury, (Caledonia County) Vermont United States of America

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Calvin Sears Harrington, educator, was born in East St. Johnsbury, Vt., May 17, 1826; son of Isaac and ?? (Wright) Harrington. He was graduated at Wesleyan university in 1852, and taught Latin in the New Hampshire conference seminary and female college, Sanbornton Bridge, N.H., 1852-55. He joined the New Hampshire conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, 1854; was principal of the New Hampshire conference seminary, 1855-60; professor of the Greek language and literature in Wesleyan university, 1861-63, and of the Latin language and literature, 1863-86. He was a delegate to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1872, and in 1873 he travelled extensively in Europe. He was married to Eliza C., daughter of Abner and Mary (Goss) Chase of Lempster, N.H., Aug. 10, 1852, and their son Karl Pomeroy was graduated at Wesleyan in 1882. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred upon Professor Harrington by the Ohio Wesleyan university in 1877. He was on the committee of revision of the Methodist Episcopal church hymnal, 1878. He published T. Macci Plauti Captivi, with English notes, critical and explanatory, in 1870, besides many poems and articles for the Methodist Quarterly Review and the Ladies' Repository. He died in Middletown, Conn., Feb. 16, 1886.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of East Saint Johnsbury, (Caledonia County) Vermont

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