George Anson Starkweather, born in Waymart, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Nov 7, 1821, died Aug 11, 1904, was a lawyer, a merchant, a schoolteacher and served as Auditor of Wayne County. He was a township clerk for Canaan, PA and a director of one of the examining boards for teachers. He also served as overseer of the poor, justice of the peace, and assessor. He built a leather tannery in Waymart in 1859, which was later destroyed by fire.