Joseph A. Scanlon

{{Short description|American politician (1901–1957)}}

{{distinguish|Joseph Scanlon}}

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| name = Joseph A. Scanlon

| state_house = Pennsylvania

| district = Philadelphia County

| term_start = 1935

| term_end = 1952

| birth_date = {{birth date text|1901}}

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| death_date = April {{death year and age|1957|1901}}

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| party = Democratic

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| occupation = Clerk, politician

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Joseph A. Scanlon (1901 – April 1957) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1952.{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = House Members "S" | publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/S.html}} In 1951, he was elected clerk of courts in Philadelphia.