Charles Robert Connell
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Charles Robert Connell (September 22, 1864 – September 26, 1922) was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Charles R. Connell (son of William Connell
) was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
. He graduated from Williston Academy in Easthampton, Massachusetts
, in 1884. He engaged in mercantile pursuits with his father, and was also engaged in banking. He became interested in the Lackawanna Mills and subsequently served as president and treasurer of the Scranton Button Company
from 1888 until his death. He also interested in other manufacturing enterprises and banking.
Connell was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh
Congress and served until his death in Scranton. Interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Charles R. Connell (son of William Connell
William Connell (Pennsylvania)
William Connell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Connell was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and moved with his parents to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in 1844...
) was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
. He graduated from Williston Academy in Easthampton, Massachusetts
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Easthampton is the second largest city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is on the southeastern edge of an area called the Pioneer Valley near the five colleges in the college towns of Northampton and Amherst, MA...
, in 1884. He engaged in mercantile pursuits with his father, and was also engaged in banking. He became interested in the Lackawanna Mills and subsequently served as president and treasurer of the Scranton Button Company
Scranton Button Company
The Scranton Button Company was a U.S. corporation, founded in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1885.For much of its early history it was controlled by Canadian immigrant William Connell . Connell's family moved to Scranton when he was a small child, and at the age of 7 he left school to work in the coal...
from 1888 until his death. He also interested in other manufacturing enterprises and banking.
Connell was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress and served until his death in Scranton. Interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.