John Harrington

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Harrington
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	May 24, 1957(1957-05-24)
Age	67
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Taurus

John Harrington Biography

John Harrington is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on May 24, 1957 in Minnesota, United States. University of Minnesota Duluth walk-on who was a member of an appearance on the U.S. Olympic team and helped in the game-winning goal during the Miracle on Ice.

Mark Johnson was his teammate on the 1980 Miracle On Ice Olympic hockey team. was his co-teammate for the team that played in the 1980 Miracle On Ice Olympic hockey team.

Harrington was a member of the Saint Paul Police Department from 1977 to 2010, serving as the Department’s police chief from 2004 to 2010.

John Harrington grew up in Chicago until he finished high school at De La Salle Institute. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he majored in Far East Religion and minored in Chinese. He earned a master’s degree in Education from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He also graduated from the FBI National Academy, the National Executive Institute, and the Harvard Senior Management Institute. John began his police career in 1977 at the Saint Paul Police Department, working his way up the chain of command from patrol officer. He was selected Chief of Police in 2004 and served in that role until 2010. As Chief of Police, he addressed some of Saint Paul’s most difficult problems resulting in numerous successes, including the development of innovative programs that have greatly reduced domestic violence and gang involvement. He also increased the diversity of the police department by 40% and worked with the private sector to increase police resources.

The father of three children, the youngest of them, Chris Harrington, played professionally for the DEG Metro Stars.

John Harrington Net Worth

John Harrington is one of the richest Hockey Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Harrington 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A star hockey player during his high school years, he was picked by UMD and played for four years, then he tried out for an Olympic team.

After putting down the skates joined the play hockey as a coach at St. Johns for 15 years. He then relocated to Switzerland and then Solvenia.

John Mark Harrington (born 1956) is the current Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for the U.S. State of Minnesota, appointed by Governor Tim Walz, he has served since January 2019. Harrington previously served as Chief of the Saint Paul Police Department (2004-2010) and Chief of the Metro Transit Police (2012-2019) in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Additionally, Harrington is a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 67, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County. A Democrat, he is a teacher and manager at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul.

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Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Harrington celebrates birthday on May 24 of every year.

How did Harington invent the toilet?

Harington’s design required an oval bowl lathered in wax, pitch, and resin, that measured two feet deep. The fortifying substances made the bowl waterproof for the water that would be fed to it by a raised cistern. This system required 7.5 gallons of water — needed to be used about 20 times before a flush.

Did John Harrington invent the toilet?

The first modern flushable toilet was described in 1596 by Sir John Harington , an English courtier and the godson of Queen Elizabeth I. Harington’s device called for a 2-foot-deep oval bowl waterproofed with pitch, resin and wax and fed by water from an upstairs cistern.

Are Kit Harington and John Harrington related?

He did not learn what his full name was until he was eleven years old. Harington’s uncle was Sir Nicholas John Harington, 14th Baronet , and his patrilineal great-grandfather was Sir Richard Harington, 12th Baronet.

Why was Sir John Harington knighted?

Courtier under James I Not able to meet his cousin’s debts without selling his own lands, and unwilling to languish in gaol, he escaped from custody in October 1603. However, James I had already recognised his loyalty , created him a Knight of the Bath and granted him the properties forfeited on Markham’s exile.

Why is a toilet called a John?

At one point in time these names began to be used for describing a small, smelly restroom area inside of a house. Only the very wealthy had jakes/jacks inside of their homes– most others were located somewhere outside. The name “John” was later derived from “Jake” and “Jack.”