Kevin Brian Harrington (January 9, 1929 – November 27, 2008) was a

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

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who served as

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Early life, education, and career

Harrington attended

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...

on a basketball scholarship. He taught government and history and coached basketball at

Merrimack College Merrimack College is a private Augustinian university in North Andover, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1947 by the Order of St. Augustine with an initial goal to educate World War II veterans. Its campus has grown to a campus with nearly 40 bu ...

. He was a member of the Salem City Council during 1957–1959 and was elected to the State Senate in 1958. He became Senate President in 1971. He retired from the Senate in 1978 amid an investigation into a $2,000 illegal campaign check he allegedly cashed in 1970.

Kevin B. Harrington Student Ambassador Program – Saint Anselm College

Harrington was a member of

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Board of Trustees and was instrumental in the creation of the

New Hampshire Institute of Politics The New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) is an academic institute at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 2001, the institute has hosted hundreds of potential candidates for the U.S. presidency. History The New Ham ...

at the college. Because of his work at

, The Kevin B. Harrington Student Ambassador Program is named in his legacy.

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Early life, education, and career

Kevin B. Harrington Student Ambassador Program – Saint Anselm College

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