Joseph A. Scranton

Joseph Augustine Scranton
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
March 4, 1881  March 3, 1883
Preceded byHendrick B. Wright
Succeeded byDaniel W. Connolly
Constituency12th district
In office
March 4, 1885  March 3, 1887
Preceded byDaniel W. Connolly
Succeeded byJohn Lynch
Constituency12th district
In office
March 4, 1889  March 3, 1891
Preceded byCharles R. Buckalew
Succeeded byLemuel Amerman
Constituency11th district
In office
March 4, 1893  March 3, 1897
Preceded byLemuel Amerman
Succeeded byWilliam Connell
Constituency11th district
Personal details
Born(1838-07-26)July 26, 1838
Madison, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 1908(1908-10-12) (aged 70)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Ada Meylert
(m. 1864)
Children2
EducationPhillips Academy
Yale University

Joseph Augustine Scranton (July 26, 1838 October 12, 1908) was a Republican politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883, 1885 to 1887, 1889 to 1891, and 1893 to 1897.