George P. Darrow scrapbooks 1913-1936

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George P. Darrow scrapbooks 1913-1936

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George P. Darrow (1859-1943) was a United States Congressman (1915-1937, 1939-1941) and a resident of the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The George P. Darrow scrapbooks, 1913-1936, comprise seven volumes relating to Darrow's political career and issues with which he was involved. Darrow worked to avert lay-offs at the Navy Yard, opposed Prohibition, and supported women's suffrage.

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Germantown Historical Society

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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Darrow, George Potter, 1859-1943

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George Potter Darrow was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Waterford, Connecticut in 1859, he graduated from Alfred University in 1880. In 1888 he moved to Philadelphia, where he engaged in banking, paint manufacture, and the insurance business. He served as school board president for Philadelphia, 1906-1909 and was a member of the Philadelphia Common Council, 1910-1915, before election to the United States Congress. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixt...