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in 1834, for the organization of the Essex County Nat. 

 Hist. Society which afterwards uniting with the Essex His- 

 torical Society was incorporated in 1848 as the Essex In- 

 stitute. He took a deep interest in the success of this 

 institution under its different phases and held various po- 

 sitions in its general management. For a more extended 

 notice of Mr. Fowler see Historical Collections of the In- 

 stitute, vol. xxvi. 



LEONARD BOND HARRINGTON died at his residence, on 

 Federal street, Wednesday evening, Mar. 6, 1889 ; the 

 oldest leather manufacturer in Salem. 



He was the son of Charles Harrington of Watertown, 

 and was connected, through his mother, with the historian 

 of that town ; born July 29, 1803, passed his school days 

 in this city. He learned the trade of a tanner in Roxbury, 

 worked for several years as a journeyman tanner and cur- 

 rier, and from his savings was able to establish himself in 

 Salem in 1829, and quickly laid the foundation of a large 

 and successful leather manufactory. During the recent 

 civil war his business interests became more widely ex- 

 tended and increased immensely in volume. He brought 

 up many boys to the business who afterward held positions 

 of prominence in the trade. 



He was president of the Bertram Home for aged men 

 in Salem and a trustee of the Salem Hospital, and took an 

 active interest in both institutions. 



He was for many years president of the Asiatic National 

 Bank and was connected with monetary and other institu- 

 tions in Salem and Boston and took a leading part in their 

 management. 



Mr. Harrington was a very pleasant and genial man, 

 made friends wherever he went, a man of strong convic- 



