Joseph A. Scanlon
Joseph A. Scanlon
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935-1936 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1937-1938 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1939-1940 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1941-1942 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1943-1944 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1945-1946 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1947-1948 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1949-1950 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1951-1952 | Representative | Minority Whip | Democrat | |
| Counties | Philadelphia | |||
Biography
09/08/1901 - 04/21/1957
SCANLON, Joseph A., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, September 8, 1901 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; attended, Northeast High Night School; attended, Temple University Commercial School; machinist; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1935 term; reelected to the House to serve 8 consecutive terms thereafter; elected, Minority Whip (1951-1952); appointed, Joint Legislative Government Commission Sub-Committee on Legislative Apportionment (1945-1946); appointed, Joint Legislative Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Child Welfare (1947-1948); not a candidate for reelection to the House (1952); elected, Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court, Philadelphia (1951-1957); died, April 21, 1957 in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey; interred, Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.