George P. Darrow | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| 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 | (1859-02-04)February 4, 1859 |
| Died | June 7, 1943(1943-06-07) (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Alfred University |
George Potter Darrow (February 4, 1859 – June 7, 1943) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
George Darrow was born inWaterford, Connecticut. He graduated fromAlfred University inAlfred, New York, in 1880. He moved toPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1888 and engaged inbanking, in the manufacture ofpaints, and in theinsurance 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 the64th Congress and served until he was succeeded January 3, 1937. He had been an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936. He was elected to the67th 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 atIvy Hill Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1915–1923 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1923–1937 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1939–1941 | Succeeded by |
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