William Scranton

William Warren Scranton (July 19, 1917 – July 28, 2013) was an American Republican Party politician.

William Scranton
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office March 15, 1976 – January 19, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Daniel Moynihan
Succeeded by	Andrew Young
38th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office January 15, 1963 – January 17, 1967
Lieutenant	Raymond Shafer
Preceded by	David Lawrence
Succeeded by	Raymond Shafer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th district
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Stanley Prokop
Succeeded by	Joseph McDade
Personal details
Born	(1917-07-19)July 19, 1917 Madison, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	July 28, 2013(2013-07-28) (aged 96) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Lowe Chamberlain
Children	Susan William Joseph Peter
Alma mater	Yale University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Air Forces  United States Air Force
Rank	Captain

Scranton served as the 38th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967. From 1976 to 1977, he served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

Scranton was born on July 19, 1917 in Madison, Connecticut. He studied at Yale University. Scranton was married to Mary Lowe Chamberlain. They had four children. Scranton died on July 28, 2013 in Santa Barbara, California from a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 96.^[1][2]