Family
Addington was born in Washington, D.C., and is the son of Eleanore and the late Jerry Addington, a retired brigadier general and West Point graduate. He is married to Cynthia Mary Addington; the couple have three children. Previously, Addington had been married to Linda Werling, whom he met while the two were both attending Duke University.
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