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George Potter Darrow

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Birth
Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
7 Jun 1943 (aged 84)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. Born in Waterford, Connecticut, he graduated from Alfred University New York, in 1880, moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1888 and was successful in the banking 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). In 1915, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress and to the next ten succeeding Congresses, serving until 1937. He was again elected to the Seventy-sixth Congress, serving (1939-41). He died at age 84 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
U.S. Congressman. Born in Waterford, Connecticut, he graduated from Alfred University New York, in 1880, moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1888 and was successful in the banking 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). In 1915, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress and to the next ten succeeding Congresses, serving until 1937. He was again elected to the Seventy-sixth Congress, serving (1939-41). He died at age 84 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Added: Dec 27, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19195/george_potter-darrow: accessed ), memorial page for George Potter Darrow (4 Feb 1859–7 Jun 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19195, citing Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.