George P. Darrow

George Potter Darrow (February 4, 1859 – June 7, 1943) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

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George P. Darrow
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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 Waterford, Connecticut
Died	June 7, 1943(1943-06-07) (aged 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resting place	Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Alfred University

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George Darrow was born in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, New York, in 1880. He moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1888 and engaged in banking, in the manufacture of paints, and in the insurance 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 the 64th Congress and served until he was succeeded January 3, 1937. He had been an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936. He was elected to the 67th 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 at Ivy Hill Cemetery.