George W. Scranton
George Whitfield Scranton | |
---|---|
Hendrick Bradley Wright | |
Personal details | |
Born | second-cousin ) | May 11, 1811
Occupation | Industrialist |
George Whitfield Scranton (May 11, 1811 – March 24, 1861) was an American industrialist and politician, a
Scranton became a major industrialist, also leading the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which depended on the iron industry.
After his death, his cousin Joseph H. Scranton, an early investor who had moved to this city, became president and the cousin's son,
Early life
Scranton was born in Madison, Connecticut. Among his siblings was his brother Selden T. Scranton. He attended Lee’s Academy. He moved to Belvidere, New Jersey, in 1828 and became a teamster. He and his brother both worked at Oxford Furnace, an iron manufacturing factory.
Career
Learning of extensive
In 1839 Scranton started to manufacture iron, and began experimenting with the practicability of
Scranton was the founder of the
In 1858 Selden Scranton returned to Oxford Furnace in New Jersey.
Politics
Scranton was elected to Congress from Pennsylvania as a Republican in 1858 to the
Personal life
In 1847, his cousin Joseph A. Scranton moved with his second wife and young family to this corner of Pennsylvania. One of his sons,
See also
References
- ^ Frederick Lyman Hitchcock, History of Scranton and Its People, Volume 1, 1914, p. 8
- ^ Hitchcock (1914), History of Scranton, p. 9
Sources
- United States Congress. "George W. Scranton (id: S000191)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.