William Connell (Pennsylvania politician)
William Connell | |
|---|---|
Henry Wilbur Palmer | |
| Constituency | 11th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1827 British Canada |
| Died | March 21, 1909 (aged 81) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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William Connell (September 10, 1827 – March 21, 1909) was a
U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Early life
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Connell was born in
British Canada, and moved with his parents to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in 1844. He worked in the coal mines, and in 1856 he was appointed superintendent of the mines of the Susquehanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad & Coal Company, with offices in Scranton, Pennsylvania
.
Career
Upon the expiration of that company's charter in 1870 he purchased its property and became one of the largest independent coal operators in the
records. He was a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention
, and a member of the Pennsylvania Republican committee.
Connell was elected as a Republican to the
Scranton
in 1909.
Legacy
His summer estate, Lacawac, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Sources
- United States Congress. "William Connell (id: C000687)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
- Kashuba, Cheryl A. (September 14, 2008). "At one time, Scranton had button industry sewn up". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pa. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
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