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The Scrantons are a family prominent in the business and political history of Pennsylvania:

  • Joseph A. Scranton (1838–1908), United States Congressman, 1881–1887, 1889–1891 and 1893–1897.[2]
  • William Walker Scranton (1844–1916), president and manager of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company.[3]
  • Worthington Scranton (1876–1955), president, Scranton Gas and Water Company.[4][5]
  • Marion Margery Scranton (1884–1960), Pennsylvania Republican Committee Member, 1922–1934; Republican National Committee Member, 1928–1940; Vice Chair of the Republican National Committee, 1937; delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1940, 1944, 1948.[6][7] Granddaughter-in-law of Joseph A. Scranton.[8]
  • William Warren Scranton (1917–2013), Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963–1967; United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1976–1977; candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States, 1964. Grandson of William Walker Scranton.[9]
  • William Scranton III (born 1947) lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, 1979–1987; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1986; candidate for Republican nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania, 2006. Son of William Warren Scranton.[10]

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    Images of Scranton family members:

    Images of the estate of Worthington and Marion Margery Scranton, Hobe Sound, Florida, 1942:

    References

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    1. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Scott-williams to Scruton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  • ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Scott-williams to Scruton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  • ^ Hitchcock, Frederick; Downs, John. History of Scranton and Its People, Vol. 1. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914.
  • ^ "Worthington Scranton Expires in Florida." Altoona, Pennsylvania: Altoona Tribune, February 14, 1955.
  • ^ White, Theodore H. “Squire Scranton Bides His Time.” New York, New York: Life, February 28, 1964, pp. 63-72 (retrieved online, June 3, 2021).
  • ^ Carocci, Vincent P. Capitol Journey: Reflections on the Press, Politics, and the Making of Public Policy in Pennsylvania, Chapter 13: “William Warren Scranton II (1963-1967).” University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005.
  • ^ Perlstein, Rick. Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, p. 275. New York, New York: Hill and Wang, A Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
  • ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Scott-williams to Scruton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  • ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Scott-williams to Scruton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  • ^ "William Scranton," in "Meltdown at Three Mile Island." Boston, Massachusetts: WGBH Educational Foundation, retrieved online June 8, 2021.

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