{{short description|American politician (1864–1922)}} {{for|the Canadian politician|Charles Connell}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Charles R. Connell | image = Charles R. Connell (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg | caption = Frontispiece of 1924's ''Charles R. Connell, Late a Representative'' | birth_name = Charles Robert Connell | birth_date = {{birth date|1864|09|22}} | birth_place = Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1922|09|26|1864|09|22}} | death_place = Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | resting_place = Forest Hill Cemetery | state = Pennsylvania | district = 10th | term_start = March 4, 1921 | term_end = September 26, 1922 | preceded = John R. Farr | succeeded = William W. Griest | party = Republican | spouse = {{marriage|Lizabeth R. Shafer|1889}} | children = 2 | father = William Connell }} '''Charles Robert Connell''' (September 22, 1864 – September 26, 1922) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and the son of William Connell.
==Early life== Charles Robert Connell was born on September 22, 1864, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Annie (née Lawrence) and William Connell. His father was a U.S. congressman. Connell attended public schools and graduated from Williston Academy in Easthampton, Massachusetts, in 1884.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000685 |title=Connell, Charles Robert |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=2024-11-24}}</ref><ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/carbondale-daily-news-congressman-c-r/159652816/ |title=Congressman C. R. Connell Passes Away at His Home |date=1922-09-27 |newspaper=The Carbondale Leader |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-11-24}}{{Open access}}</ref>
==Career== Connell engaged in mercantile pursuits with his father and engaged in banking.<ref name="bio"/> He was president of Lackawanna Mills. He was president and treasurer of the Scranton Button Company from 1888 until his death.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="obit"/> He was vice president and director of the Third National Bank and director of the South Scranton Bank. He was also director of the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company, the Richwood Store Company and the Cherry River Paper Company.<ref name="obit"/> He was a member of the board of trustees of Forest Hill Cemetery.<ref name="obit"/>
Connell was elected as a Republican to the 67th United States Congress in 1921, and served until his death.<ref name="bio"/>
==Personal life== Connell married Lizabeth R. Shafer, daughter of Ann and Charles Shafer, on September 26, 1889. They had two children, Gladys and Bernard L.<ref name="obit"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-mrs-lizabeth-connell/159653249/ |title=Mrs. Lizabeth Connell is Dead After Illness |date=1947-10-31 |newspaper=The Scranton Times |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-11-24}}{{Open access}}</ref>
Connell died on September 26, 1922, at his home on Vine Street in Scranton. He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="obit"/>
==See also== *List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1900–1949)
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