"Lost" Redingtons (various)
Just for fun, I thought I'd look into the origin of various places named "Redington," and in so doing also got hooked into trying to discover the ancestroy of varous famous Redingtons as well.Can anyone help me with this?Unless I specify additional information below, I don't know anything about the places and people listed.
Redington place names:
- Redington, Nebraska, is supposedly named for an H. V. Redington who brought in several thousand head of Texas cattle and located on Lawrens Fork, near the the town of Redington which is named for him.
- Redington, Maine (possibly named for Asa Redington [state treasurer] or Alfred Redington [mayor of Augusta])
- Redington, Arizona
- Reddington, Indiana
Famous Redingtons:
- William Redington Hewlett - cofounder of Hewlett-Packard.His father was Albion Walter Hewlett, and I haven't been able to discover who his mother was.Is his middle name a family name?
- Joe Redington - founder of the Iditarod.He was born 1 Feb 1917 on Chisholm Trail, Oklahoma.
- Asa Redington, Jr. - Maine State Treasurer from 1835 to 1837.
- Alfred Redington - Mayor of Augusta, Maine from 1850 to 1851.
Miscellaneous Redingtons:
Redingtonite (a mineral, (Fe++,Mg,Ni)(Cr,Al)2(SO4)4.22(H20))
Redington mine, Knoxville, Napa, California
If anyone knows anything regarding these places, people, or things, I would love to hear from you!
- Jamis
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