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{{Short description|American politician (1827–1909)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = William Connell
| name = William Connell
| image name =
| image name = William Connell (Pennsylvania politician).jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1827|09|10}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1827|09|10}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1909|03|21|1827|09|10}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1909|03|21|1827|09|10}}
| birth_place = [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]], [[Nova Scotia]]
| birth_place = [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]], [[Nova Scotia#19th century|Nova Scotia colony]], [[Canada under British rule|British Canada]]
| death_place = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
| district = [[Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district|10th]]
| constituency = [[Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district|10th district]]
| term_start = February 10, 1904
| term_start = February 10, 1904
| term_end = March 3, 1905
| term_end = March 3, 1905
| preceded = [[George Howell (Pennsylvania)|George Howell]]
| preceded = [[George Howell (Pennsylvania politician)|George Howell]]
| succeeded = [[Thomas H. Dale]]
| succeeded = [[Thomas Henry Dale]]
| state2 = [[Pennsylvania]]
| constituency2 = [[Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district|11th district]]
| district2 = [[Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district|11th]]
| term_start2 = March 4, 1897
| term_start2 = March 4, 1897
| term_end2 = March 3, 1903
| term_end2 = March 3, 1903
| preceded2 = [[Joseph A. Scranton]]
| preceded2 = [[Joseph A. Scranton]]
| succeeded2 = [[Henry W. Palmer]]
| succeeded2 = [[Henry Wilbur Palmer]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| signature = Signature of William Connell (1827–1909).png
}}
}}


'''William Connell''' (September 10, 1827 – March 21, 1909) was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].
'''William Connell''' (September 10, 1827{{spnd}}March 21, 1909) was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].


==Early life==
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Connell was born in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]] 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]].
[[File:Mrs William Connell (Pennsylvania politician).jpg|thumb|left|Mrs William Connell]]


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Connell was born in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]] in the [[Nova Scotia#19th century|Nova Scotia colony]] of [[Canada under British rule|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]].
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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 [[Wyoming Valley]] region. He was one of the founders of the Third National Bank of Scranton in 1872, and in 1879 he was chosen its president. He was also identified with many other industries and commercial enterprises of Scranton, including the [[Scranton Button Company]], one of the largest manufacturers of [[button]]s in the United States, which branched out into the manufacture of [[telephone]] parts and [[phonograph]] [[Gramophone record|records]]. He was a delegate to the [[1896 Republican National Convention]], and a member of the Pennsylvania Republican committee.


==Career==
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Connell was elected as a Republican to the [[55th United States Congress|Fifty-fifth]], [[56th United States Congress|Fifty-sixth]], and [[57th United States Congress|Fifty-seventh]] Congresses. He successfully contested the election of [[George Howell (Pennsylvania)|George Howell]] to the [[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] Congress. The father of [[Charles Robert Connell]], Connell died in [[Scranton]] in 1909.
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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 [[Wyoming Valley]] region. He was one of the founders of the Third National Bank of Scranton in 1872, and in 1879 he was chosen its president. He was also identified with many other industries and commercial enterprises of Scranton, including the [[Scranton Button Company]], one of the largest manufacturers of [[Button (clothing)|button]]s in the United States, which branched out into the manufacture of [[telephone]] parts and [[phonograph]] [[Gramophone record|records]]. He was a delegate to the [[1896 Republican National Convention]], and a member of the Pennsylvania Republican committee.


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Connell was elected as a Republican to the [[55th United States Congress|Fifty-fifth]], [[56th United States Congress|Fifty-sixth]], and [[57th United States Congress|Fifty-seventh]] Congresses. He successfully contested the election of [[George Howell (Pennsylvania politician)|George Howell]] to the [[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] Congress. The father of [[Charles Robert Connell]], Connell died in [[Scranton]] in 1909.

==Legacy==
His summer estate, [[Lacawac]], was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
His summer estate, [[Lacawac]], was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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*{{CongBio|C000687|William Connell}}
{{CongBio|C000687|William Connell}}
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html The Political Graveyard]
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html The Political Graveyard]
*{{Cite news
*{{Cite news
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| location = Scranton, Pa.
| location = Scranton, Pa.
| date = September 14, 2008
| date = September 14, 2008
| accessdate = March 31, 2009}}
| accessdate = March 31, 2009}}


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| state=Pennsylvania
| district=11
| district=11
| before=[[Joseph A. Scranton]]
| before=[[Joseph A. Scranton]]
| after=[[Henry W. Palmer]]
| after=[[Henry Wilbur Palmer]]
| years=1897–1903
| years=1897–1903
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| state=Pennsylvania
| district=10
| district=10
| before=[[George Howell (Pennsylvania)|George Howell]]
| before=[[George Howell (Pennsylvania politician)|George Howell]]
| after=[[Thomas H. Dale]]
| after=[[Thomas Henry Dale]]
| years=1904–1905
| years=1904–1905
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 23 March 2024

William Connell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
February 10, 1904 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byGeorge Howell
Succeeded byThomas Henry Dale
Constituency10th district
In office
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byJoseph A. Scranton
Succeeded byHenry Wilbur Palmer
Constituency11th district
Personal details
Born(1827-09-10)September 10, 1827
Sydney, Nova Scotia colony, British Canada
DiedMarch 21, 1909(1909-03-21) (aged 81)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Signature

William Connell (September 10, 1827 – March 21, 1909) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life

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Mrs William Connell

Connell was born in Sydney in the Nova Scotia colony of 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

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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 Wyoming Valley region. He was one of the founders of the Third National Bank of Scranton in 1872, and in 1879 he was chosen its president. He was also identified with many other industries and commercial enterprises of Scranton, including the Scranton Button Company, one of the largest manufacturers of buttons in the United States, which branched out into the manufacture of telephone parts and phonograph 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 Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses. He successfully contested the election of George Howell to the Fifty-eighth Congress. The father of Charles Robert Connell, Connell died in Scranton in 1909.

Legacy

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His summer estate, Lacawac, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Sources

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
1897–1903 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
1904–1905 		Succeeded by


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