California Biographies
Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
 
Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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Source:
History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
With Biographical Sketches
History by Aurelius O. Carpenter And Percy H. Millberry
Illustrated, Complete In One Volume
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1914


HARRY HARRINGTON. � It is interesting to watch the career of a 
young man who by hard work and experience early acquired self-reliance and 
by tact and ability in a few short years has risen to an enviable position and 
required a competence. Such is the record of Harry Harrington, the superin- 
tendent of the Round Valley Land Company's ranch in Round Valley, who 
has demonstrated his capability as an all around ranch superintendent. He was 
born in Middletown, Lake county, Cal., September 8, 1881, the son of David 
and Mary (Cook) Harrington, natives of Kentucky and ^Missouri respectively. 
The father crossed the plains in 1849 and after mining for several years located 
near Middletown, Lake county, where he became a large rancher and stock 
man, making a specialty of raising horses, his herd at times numbering fifteen 
hundred head. He died in Lake county, while the mother spent her last days 
in Hopland. 

Of their nine children Harry is the fourth eldest in order of birth. He 
was reared on the Lake county ranch and educated in the public schools until 
he was sixteen years of age, when the family removed to Healdsburg. There 
he was employed on ranches until he purchased a vineyard at Geyserville. 
Being desirous of engaging in hop culture he sold the place and soon after- 
wards became superintendent for the American Hop and Barley Company and 
was placed in charge of their ranch at Hopland. He continued in this capacity 
from 1906 until 1910, when he was sent to take charge of their place at Chico. 
Soon after going to Chico the ranches were sold to Harry Fraser and Mr. 
Harrington continued in the same capacity the remainder of the year, 
after which he returned to Hopland and had charge of both ranches until 1913, 
when they were sold. He then returned to the employ of the Round Valley 
Land Company, successors to the American Hop and Barley Company, and 
came to Round Valley in charge as superintendent of their eighty-three 
hundred acre ranch, which is devoted to raising barley, hay, cattle and hogs. 
Besides there are one hundred acres in apples and one hundred acres in hops. 
Mr. Harrington's position is well merited and he has acquired a high and 
influential place in Mendocino county. While at Chico he purchased a twenty- 
three acre orchard of peaches and prunes which is now full bearing and 
though he leases it he finds it a very valuable asset. 

The marriage of Mr. Harrington occurred in San Francisco, where he 
was united with Nellie Stoschke, a native of South Dakota, who has been a 
worthy helpmate to her husband and shares with him in dispensing hos- 
pitalities to their large circle of acquaintances. Fraternally he was made a 
Mason in Abell Lodge No. 146, F. & A. M., Ukiah, while politically he has 
always favored Democratic principles.