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Scranton #2 family of Scranton, Pennsylvania

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

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  Joseph Augustine Scranton (1838-1908) — also known as Joseph A. Scranton — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Madison, New Haven County, Conn., July 26, 1838. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1872, 1888, 1908; postmaster at Scranton, Pa., 1874-81; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1881-83, 1885-87, 1889-91, 1893-97 (12th District 1881-83, 1885-87, 11th District 1889-91, 1893-97); Lackawanna County Treasurer, 1901-03. Died in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., October 12, 1908 (age 70 years, 78 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hand Scranton and Eliza Maria (Wilcox) Scranton; married to Ada Elizabeth Meylert; nephew of Erastus Clark Scranton and Sereno Hamilton Scranton; great-grandfather of William Warren Scranton; first cousin five times removed of Matthew Griswold; second cousin of George Whitfield Scranton; second cousin four times removed of James Hillhouse and Roger Griswold; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Titus Backus; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Chidsey and Monroe Marsh Sweetland.
  Political families: Scranton #1 family of Madison, Connecticut; Scranton #2 family of Scranton, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marion Margery Scranton (b. 1884) — also known as Marion M. Scranton; Marion Margery Warren; Mrs. Worthington Scranton — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., April 2, 1884. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, 1922-34; vice-chair of Pennsylvania Republican Party, 1926-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of Republican National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1928-51; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1936-38. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Colonial Dames; American Legion Auxiliary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Everett Warren and Ellen (Willard) Warren; married to Worthington Scranton; mother of William Warren Scranton; grandmother of William Worthington Scranton III.
  Political family: Scranton #2 family of Scranton, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  William Warren Scranton (1917-2013) — also known as William W. Scranton — of Dalton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Madison, New Haven County, Conn., July 19, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1961-63; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1976-77. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission; Chi Psi. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Montecito, Santa Barbara County, Calif., July 28, 2013 (age 96 years, 9 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marion Margery Scranton and Worthington Scranton; father of William Worthington Scranton III; great-grandson of Joseph Augustine Scranton.
  Political families: Scranton #1 family of Madison, Connecticut; Scranton #2 family of Scranton, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about William Warren Scranton: George D. Wolf, William Warren Scranton : Pennsylvania Statesman
  William Worthington Scranton III (b. 1947) — also known as William Scranton III — Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., July 20, 1947. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1979-87; defeated, 1986. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of William Warren Scranton; grandson of Marion Margery Scranton.
  Political family: Scranton #2 family of Scranton, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article

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