CARRINGTON, EDWARD CODRINGTON
Edward Codrington Carrington was born April
10, 1872, in Washington, D.C. He was admitted
to the Maryland bar in 1894 and established his
legal practice in Baltimore, specializing in corporation
law.
A supporter of the Progressive faction of the
REPUBLICAN PARTY, Carrington served as campaign
manager in Maryland for THEODORE ROOSEVELT in the primary election of 1912
while a member of the Republican National
Convention.During the same year, he advocated
a Progressive National Convention and acted as
a delegate to this convention. Carrington also
served on the Progressive National Committee
and headed the Progressive State Committee of
Maryland.
Carrington initiated proceedings in Maryland
to combine the Progressives once again
with the Republicans, and in 1914 he was nominated
by the Republicans for a seat in the U.S.
Senate, but was defeated. He spent the remainder
of his life as a participant in business activities,
which included his service as president of
the Hudson River Navigation Corporation.
On December 30, 1938, Carrington died in
Baltimore.
Edward Codrington Carrington 1872–1938
