Summary
George Potter Darrow (February 4, 1859 – June 7, 1943) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
George P. Darrow | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Ira W. Drew |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Scott |
| Constituency | 7th district |
| In office March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | James Washington Logue |
| Succeeded by | Ira W. Drew |
| Constituency | 6th district (1915–1923) 7th district (1923–1937) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1859 Waterford, Connecticut |
| Died | June 7, 1943 (aged 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Alfred University |
George Darrow was born in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, New York, in 1880. He moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1888 and engaged in banking, in the manufacture of paints, and in the insurance business. He was president of the Twenty-second Sectional School Board of Philadelphia 1906–09, and a member of the Philadelphia Common Council 1910–15.
Darrow was elected to Congress as a Republican in 1914 to the 64th Congress and served until he was succeeded January 3, 1937. He had been an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936. He was elected to the 67th Congress and served from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1940.
Darrow died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] and is buried there at Ivy Hill Cemetery.
References edit
- ^ "Ex-Congressman Dies; Heat Prostration Victim". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press (UP). June 7, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
External links edit
- United States Congress. "George P. Darrow (id: D000063)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.