Gilbert Henderson Harrington
American businessman
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| Intro | American businessman | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Businessperson | |
| Work field | Business | |
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| Birth | 17 April 1845 | |
| Death | 22 June 1897 (aged 52 years) |
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Gilbert Henderson Harrington (born April 17, 1845 - died June 22, 1897) was the main founder of the arms manufacturing firm of Harrington & Richardson.
Harrington was born at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts to Henry Henderson Harrington and Cornelia Bush Wesson. He moved with his family to Worcester, Massachusetts while he was still a child.
Harrington's uncle, Frank Wesson, started a firearms manufacturing firm in 1859. He began a brief partnership with Gilbert Harrington in 1871, as Wesson & Harrington, until Harrington bought him out in 1874.