Cambridge High and Latin School

John Henry Harrington “Red”

John Henry Harrington (“Red”) is one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1927 yearbook entry gives: headed for Boston College; activities listed: GrA; lived at 53 Norris Street.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 88 more named Harrington

Full name: John Henry Harrington
Known as: Red
Lived at: 53 Norris Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Ellis Grammar School
Headed for: Boston College

Also searched as: Red Harrington; Jack Harrington; John Harrington; John H. Harrington.

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Household 2
Neighbours 11
Same surname 81
Classmates 458
Same schools 143

In context

Of the 459 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 read for this site, John's is 192nd alphabetically. Find John on page 78 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 are spread over pages 29 to 145. 21 other people in the class share the first name John. John is one of 25 in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 whose entry names Ellis Grammar School as the school they came from. Count the first names and the class of 1927 gives Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14), where the class of 1928 gives Mary (21), Margaret (18) and John (16).

On the same scan page	Marjorie Henrietta Harrington, Frances Whiting Harris, Norma Louise Harris
Same earlier school	Ellis Grammar School: 24 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 191 of 393 classmates with a plan (49%)
Same first name	John: 21 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 53 Norris Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1925 city directory lists John Henry Harrington with the occupation “superintendent” (page).

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Harrington at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

John H Harrington (wife Catherine A), superintendent householderpage
Charles A Harrington, student lived herepage
John Harrington, laborer lived herepage
John C Harrington, laborer lived herepage
Mary R Harrington, teacher Sleeper sch lived herepage
Ruth G Harrington, teacher C H L lived herepage

The Harrington household is listed here in 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1928 and 1930 too.

What John did at school

What the yearbook said

A well-disposed nature.

Also grew up on Norris Street

The class of 1927

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Others named Harrington

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Ellis Grammar School

Also headed for Boston College

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 78. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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