# Joseph Scanlon

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Not to be confused with [Joseph A. Scanlon](/source/Joseph_A._Scanlon).

**Joseph J. Scanlon** (April 3, 1924 – September 13, 1970)[2] was an American politician from [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) who served as a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Pennsylvania State Senate](/source/Pennsylvania_State_Senate) for the [4th district](/source/Pennsylvania_Senate,_District_4) from 1969 to 1970.[3]

## Biography

He graduated from [Northeast Catholic High School](/source/Northeast_Catholic_High_School) in Philadelphia and attended [Temple University](/source/Temple_University). His father, [Joseph A. Scanlon](/source/Joseph_A._Scanlon), was a member of the [Pennsylvania House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives) for the Philadelphia County district from 1935 to 1952.[4]

He and his wife, [Agnes M. (Ruddock) Scanlon](/source/Agnes_Scanlon), were the parents of three children, the grandparents of eight grandchildren and the great-grandparents of six great-grandchildren.[5] His wife was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[6]

## Death and interment

Scanlon died in office in 1970[4] at Temple University Hospital while undergoing treatment for diabetes. He is interred at the [Holy Sepulchre Cemetery](/source/Holy_Sepulchre_Cemetery_(Cheltenham_Township,_Pennsylvania)) in [Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania](/source/Cheltenham_Township,_Pennsylvania).[7]

## References

1. Cox, Harold (2004). ["Pennsylvania Senate - 1969-1970"](http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/153S.pdf). *[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project](/source/Wilkes_University_Election_Statistics_Project)*. Wilkes University.

1. Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies (1967). [*The Pennsylvania Manual*](https://books.google.com/books?id=sCP0AAAAMAAJ). Vol. 98. Department of General Services. [ISSN 0275-8814](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0275-8814). Retrieved 2015-01-05.

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

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 6 February 2019.

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

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