Samuel Maxwell Harrington

Samuel Maxwell Harrington (1803 – November 28, 1865) was a Delaware judge who served as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1830 to 1839 and again from 1855 to 1857.

Harrington served as chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from October 16, 1830, until the constitution changed and he became an associate judge. He was reappointed by Delaware's Governor David Hazzard and was seated January 18, 1832. He was appointed chief justice of Delaware again on April 3, 1855. He became Chancellor of the Court of Chancery on May 4, 1857.[1][2]

Harrington, Delaware is named for him.[3]

He was an abolitionist.[4] He was pictured in an engraving,[5] and was painted by Ethel Harrington.[6]

He married and had children including Samuel Maxwell Harrington Jr. (1840 - 1878), who read law under Harrington's tutelage.[7]

  1. ^ "History: Our Judicial Officers". Delaware Courts.
  2. ^ "Delaware Court of Chancery". Ballotpedia.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.
  4. ^ "SAMUEL MAXWELL HARRINGTON, A PIONEER JUDGE by Julian D. Winslow on Oak Knoll". Oak Knoll.
  5. ^ "Samuel Maxwell Harrington, detail | House Divided". hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu.
  6. ^ "Samuel Maxwell Harrington". npg.si.edu.
  7. ^ Miller, Richard F. (February 3, 2015). States at War, Volume 4: A Reference Guide for Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey in the Civil War. University Press of New England. ISBN 9781611686210 – via Google Books.