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.