Daniel W Harrington (1903-1958)

• Originally from Nyack
• Married twice. Married Miriam W. Scott (1910-1932) in 1931. she died just a few months after their marriage. Several years later he married Hortense Yule (1903-1996).

This photo shows Daniel with Preston Meeker Harrington III (1934-2017).

Newspaper Mentions

• November 16, 1931 (rcj_19311116_01_004, col. 4), "Miss Miriam Wolslayer Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Scott, of Easton, Pa, was married Saturday to Daniel W. Harrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston M. Harrington of Nyack. The ceremony was performed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Easton, in the presence of relatives and close friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harrington will make their home in Morristown, N. J."

• January 9, 1939 rcj_19390109_01_005, col. 5, "Hortense Yule is Married"

  Musician becomes Bride of Daniel Harrington
  Of interest to their Nyack friends is the marriage on Saturday of Miss Hortense Yule, daughter of Charles Yule and the late Mrs. Yule of Bellingham, Wash. to Daniel William Harrington, sone of Mr. and Mrs. Preston M. Harrington of Nyack.
  [...]
  Preston M. Harrington Jr. acted as best man for his brother.
  [...]
  Mrs. Harrington is a graduate of the Western Washington College of Education and is an accomplished musician. Her debut in voice was held in Steinway Hall and she is a recognized concert artist on both voice and piano. At present she is organist and choir director of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church in Nyack.

  Mr. Harrington attended Rensselear Polytechnic Institute and is now secretary of Bishop Paper Company in New York City.

  Mr. and Mrs. Harrington will live in Englewood, N. J.

• See other mentions at Preston Meeker Harrington Jr (1904-1980), where both of them were sometimes mentioned together.

From an obituary:

DEMAREST - Daniel W. Harrington died unexpectedly of heart attack at his home on County road, Demarest, on Tuesday May 27. He was born in Nyack, N.Y., the son of the late Preston M. and Caroline Harrington. He was educated at the public schools in Nyack and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.

Most of his adult life was spent in the wholesale paper business. He was president of Bishop Paper Co Inc. of New York City and a member of the Merchants Advisory Committee of the Gilbert Paper Company, Menasha, Wisconsin. He was a member of the National Paper Trade Association of New York City and the Commerce and Industry Association of New York. He was also a member of Tuscan Lodge No. 115 F. & A. M, and of the Gideons International.

For many years, Mr. Harrington has been baritone soloist in the choir of the First Methodist Church in Englewood where he was a member. He was a member of the Methodist Church for 45 years and served in many capacities including as a member of the official board of the Nyack church.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hortense Y. Harrington, a daughter Margaret Ann of Demarest; sister Mrs. Lloyd O. Sandt and a brother Preston M. Harrington Jr. both of Tenafly.

Services were held at the White Funeral Home in Nyack on May 29, and interment was in Oak Hil Cemetery at Nyack.

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