Joseph J. Scanlon (April 3, 1924 – September 13, 1970) was an American politician from

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who served as a Democratic member of the

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for the 4th district from 1969 to 1970.

Biography

He graduated from

Northeast Catholic High School Northeast Catholic High School opened in 1926 as Northeast Catholic High School for Boys, and was located at 1842 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was under the administration of the high school system of the Roman Catholic Arch ...

in Philadelphia and attended

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. His father, Joseph A. Scanlon, was a member of the

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for the Philadelphia County district from 1935 to 1952. 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. His wife was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Death and interment

Scanlon died in office in 1970 at Temple University Hospital while undergoing treatment for diabetes. He is interred at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in

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References

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