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'''George Whitfield Scranton''' (May 11, 1811 – March 24, 1861) was a ] member of the ] from ] from March 4, 1859, until his death in 1861. '''George Whitfield Scranton''' (May 11, 1811 – March 24, 1861) was an industrialist and politician, a ] member of the ] from ] from March 4, 1859, until his death in 1861. Moving from Connecticut to Pennsylvania in the late 1830s, he was the founder of the city of ], where he established the ]. He became a major industrialist, leading two railroad companies. After his death, his cousin's son, William Walker Scranton, became general manager of the Iron & Coal Company.


==Early life== ==Early life==
George Scranton was born in ]. He attended Lee’s Academy. He moved to ], in 1828 and became a ]. George Scranton was born in ]. Among his siblings was his brother Selden. He attended Lee’s Academy. He moved to ], in 1828 and became a ].


==Career== ==Career==
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From 1835 to 1839, Scranton was interested in agricultural pursuits and in the latter year engaged in the manufacture of iron, and began experimenting with the practicability of ] ore by means of ] in Slocum (now ]). He was the founder of the ] and the city of Scranton. He projected and constructed the Northumberland division of the ]. He was the president of two railroad companies. From 1835 to 1839, Scranton was interested in agricultural pursuits. He and his brother moved to northeast Pennsylvania, in an area of mining of ].
In 1839 he started manufacture of iron, and began experimenting with the practicability of ] ore by means of ] in Slocum (now ]). He was the founder of the ], named after the river, and the city of Scranton, named after him. He constructed the Northumberland division of the ]. He was the president of two railroad companies.<!--name -->


===Politics=== ===Politics===


He was elected to congress as a Republican in 1858 to the ] and served from March 4, 1859, until his death in Scranton on March 24, 1861. Scranton was elected to Congress from Pennsylvania as a Republican in 1858 to the ] and served from March 4, 1859, until his death in Scranton on March 24, 1861.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==


He was the second-cousin to ] of Atlanta, Georgia. In 1847, the latter's son Joseph Hand Scranton moved with his second wife and young family to Scranton, Pennsylvania. One of his sons, ], became general manager of the Lackawanna Iron & Coal company, serving in 1877 during the ].
He was the second-cousin to ].


==Sources== ==Sources==

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George Whitfield Scranton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 24, 1861
Preceded byPaul Leidy
Succeeded byHendrick Bradley Wright
Personal details
Born(1811-05-11)May 11, 1811
Madison, Connecticut, US
DiedMarch 24, 1861(1861-03-24) (aged 49)
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
RelationsJoseph A. Scranton (second-cousin)

George Whitfield Scranton (May 11, 1811 – March 24, 1861) was an industrialist and politician, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from March 4, 1859, until his death in 1861. Moving from Connecticut to Pennsylvania in the late 1830s, he was the founder of the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he established the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company. He became a major industrialist, leading two railroad companies. After his death, his cousin's son, William Walker Scranton, became general manager of the Iron & Coal Company.

Early life

George Scranton was born in Madison, Connecticut. Among his siblings was his brother Selden. He attended Lee’s Academy. He moved to Belvidere, New Jersey, in 1828 and became a teamster.

Career

Skyline of downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. The city named after him and his family.

From 1835 to 1839, Scranton was interested in agricultural pursuits. He and his brother moved to northeast Pennsylvania, in an area of mining of anthracite coal.

In 1839 he started manufacture of iron, and began experimenting with the practicability of smelting ore by means of anthracite coal in Slocum (now Scranton, Pennsylvania). He was the founder of the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company, named after the river, and the city of Scranton, named after him. He constructed the Northumberland division of the Lackawanna Railroad. He was the president of two railroad companies.

Politics

Scranton was elected to Congress from Pennsylvania as a Republican in 1858 to the 36th Congress and served from March 4, 1859, until his death in Scranton on March 24, 1861.

Personal life

He was the second-cousin to Joseph A. Scranton of Atlanta, Georgia. In 1847, the latter's son Joseph Hand Scranton moved with his second wife and young family to Scranton, Pennsylvania. One of his sons, William Walker Scranton, became general manager of the Lackawanna Iron & Coal company, serving in 1877 during the Scranton General Strike.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byPaul Leidy Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district
1859–1861 		Succeeded byHendrick B. Wright


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