The Scrantons are a family prominent in the business and political history of Pennsylvania:
- George W. Scranton (1811–1861), United States Congressman, 1859âÂÂ1861.
- Joseph A. Scranton (1838–1908), United States Congressman, 1881âÂÂ1887, 1889âÂÂ1891 and 1893âÂÂ1897.
- William Walker Scranton (1844–1916), president and manager of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company.
- Worthington Scranton (1876–1955), president, Scranton Gas and Water Company.
- Marion Margery Scranton (1884–1960), Pennsylvania Republican Committee Member, 1922âÂÂ1934; Republican National Committee Member, 1928âÂÂ1940; Vice Chair of the Republican National Committee, 1937; delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1940, 1944, 1948. Granddaughter-in-law of Joseph A. Scranton.
- William Warren Scranton (1917–2013), Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963âÂÂ1967; United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1976âÂÂ1977; candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States, 1964. Grandson of William Walker Scranton.
- William Scranton III (born 1947) lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, 1979âÂÂ1987; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1986; candidate for Republican nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania, 2006. Son of William Warren Scranton.
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Images of Scranton family members:
Images of the estate of Worthington and Marion Margery Scranton, Hobe Sound, Florida, 1942:
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