William Connell

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

Early life William Connell was born on September 10, 1827, in Sydney in the colony of Nova Scotia colony, British Canada. His parents were of Scotch-Irish descent. In 1844, he moved with his parents to what is now Hazleton, Pennsylvania, where he worked in the coal mines as a driver boy. In 1856, he was promoted to superintendent over the Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company's National and Stafford mines in Minooka, with offices in Scranton. and phonograph records.

In his last term, he successfully contested the election of George Howell to the Fifty-eighth Congress and served from February 10, 1904 to March 3, 1905, representing the 10th District of Pennsylvania. Together, they had 11 children, including Mrs. James S. McAnulty, Mrs. Charles W. Fulton, Charles Robert, Ezra H., Alfred E., Theodore E. and James L.

The building he built and owned for his business offices, the Connell Building, was once the largest office building in Scranton.