David Francis Edward Harrington JP (10 March 1936 – 20 May 2009) was a New Zealand politician who served as Mayor of Invercargill from 1995 to 1998.
[1] In 1983 Harrington was elected to the Invercargill Licensing Trust.
His mayoralty coincided with economic hard times which, combined with health problems, contributed to his loss to Shadbolt in the 1998 election.
[2][3] Harrington died in Dunedin on 20 May 2009 after a short illness and surgery.
[4] He is buried in Invercargill's Eastern Cemetery alongside his wife who died in 2019.