Joseph Scanlon

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Joseph J. Scanlon
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 7, 1969 – September 13, 1970
Preceded byThomas McCreesh
Succeeded byJoseph F. Smith
ConstituencyPart of Philadelphia
Personal details
BornApril 3, 1924
DiedSeptember 13, 1970(1970-09-13) (aged 46)[1]
Resting placeHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
SpouseAgnes M. (Ruddock) Scanlon
ChildrenThree children

Joseph J. Scanlon (April 3, 1924 – September 13, 1970)[2] was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 1969 to 1970.[3]

Biography

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He graduated from Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia and attended Temple University. His father, Joseph A. Scanlon, was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Philadelphia County district from 1935 to 1952.[4]

He and his wife, Agnes M. (Ruddock) Scanlon, were the parents of three children, the grandparents of eight grandchildren and the great-grandparents of six great-grandchildren.[5] His wife was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[6]

Death and interment

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Scanlon died in office in 1970[4] at Temple University Hospital while undergoing treatment for diabetes. He is interred at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.[7]

References

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