Scranton family
The Scrantons are a family prominent in the business and political history of Pennsylvania:
- George W. Scranton, United States Congressman, 1859–1861.
- Joseph A. Scranton, United States Congressman, 1881–1887, 1889–1891 and 1893–1897.
- William Walker Scranton, president and manager of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company.
- Worthington Scranton, president, Scranton Gas and Water Company.
- Marion Margery Scranton, 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. Granddaughter-in-law of Joseph A. Scranton.
- William Warren Scranton, 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.
- William Scranton III 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.