# Agnes Scanlon

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**Agnes M. Scanlon** (December 22, 1923 – October 3, 2018) was a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Pennsylvania House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives).[2][3][4]

## Formative years and family

Born as Agnes M. Ruddock in [Springfield, Massachusetts](/source/Springfield,_Massachusetts), on December 22, 1923, Scanlon graduated from the [High School of Commerce](/source/High_School_of_Commerce_(Massachusetts)) in Springfield, the Springfield Vocational School, the Philadelphia Flore Academy of Beauty Culture, and the [Berlitz School of Languages](/source/Berlitz_Corporation).[5]

She and her husband, Pennsylvania Senator [Joseph J. Scanlon](/source/Joseph_Scanlon), were the parents of three children, the grandparents of eight grandchildren and the great-grandparents of six great-grandchildren.[3]

Her husband preceded her in death. Still a sitting member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, he died on September 13, 1970, at [Temple University Hospital](/source/Temple_University_Hospital) in Philadelphia while undergoing treatment for diabetes.[6] He was buried at the [Holy Sepulchre Cemetery](/source/Holy_Sepulchre_Cemetery_(Cheltenham_Township,_Pennsylvania)) in [Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania](/source/Cheltenham_Township,_Pennsylvania).[7][8]

## Career

Employed during her early adult years as a beautician,[5] she and her husband, Joe, owned and operated Joe Scanlon's Tavern at the corner of Allegheny Avenue and G Street in [Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood](/source/Kensington,_Philadelphia).[9]

Hired as an administrative assistant for the [Register of Wills](/source/Probate_court) office in Philadelphia, Agnes Scanlon later worked as an administrative assistant for the [Philadelphia Parking Authority](/source/Philadelphia_Parking_Authority).[5]

Executive committee leader for the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))'s 33rd Ward from 1970 to 1974, she ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Philadelphia City Council in 1971.[5][10]

She was then elected as a Democrat to the [Pennsylvania House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives) for the 1977 term, during which she worked to increase state funding for Pennsylvania schools,[11] but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection, losing the opportunity to serve for the 1979 term by less than three hundred votes.[5][12]

## Death

Scanlon died in Philadelphia on October 3, 2018.[3][5]

## References

1. [*The Pennsylvania Manual*](https://books.google.com/books?id=lGjLkC2sefwC). 1977. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

1. Cox, Harold. ["House Members S"](http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/S.html). *[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project](/source/Wilkes_University_Election_Statistics_Project)*. Wilkes University.

1. ["AGNES M. (Ruddock) SCANLON"](https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/inquirer/obituary.aspx?n=agnes-m-scanlon&pid=190415282&fhid=15287). Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

1. "[Agnes M. Scanlon](https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=714)" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, retrieved online May 24, 2023.

1. "Agnes M. Scanlon" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

1. ["Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph J Scanlon Biography"](https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5412&body=S). *www.legis.state.pa.us*. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

1. ["J.J. Scanlon, Democratic Leader, Dies"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11943254/scanlon/). *www.newspapers.com*. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

1. "[The Dignity of a Kensington Goodbye](https://www.newspapers.com/image/184953200/?terms=%22Agnes%20Scanlon%22&match=1)." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: *Philadelphia Daily News*, September 18, 1970, p. 57 (subscription required).

1. Fox, Tom. "[Joe Scanlon's Legacy](https://www.newspapers.com/image/184951173/?terms=%22Agnes%20Scanlon%22&match=1)." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: *Philadelphia Daily News*, September 16, 1970, p. 4 (subscription required).

1. Padwe, Sandy. "[Agnes Scanlon: Tired of Talking](https://www.newspapers.com/image/179962721/?terms=%22Agnes%20Scanlon%22&match=1)." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: *The Philadelphia Inquirer*, March 22, 1971, p. 23 (subscription required).

1. Moyle, Mike. "[State Unit Hints Hotel Tax Okay for Expo Hall](https://www.newspapers.com/image/89373051/?terms=%22Agnes%20Scanlon%22&match=1)." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*, May 21, 1977, p. 9 (subscription required).

1. Fox, Tom. "[An election full of oddities](https://www.newspapers.com/image/178052639/?terms=%22Agnes%20Scanlon%22&match=1)." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: *The Philadelphia Inquirer*, May 21, 1978, p. 10 (subscription required).

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