william warren scranton was the 38th governor of pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967, and the united states ambassador to the united nations from 1976 to 1977. he was also a member of the council on foreign relations and the trilateral commission. the scranton family is a minor political and business bloodline heralding from pennsylvania. his mother, marion margery scranton, was a pennsylvania delegate to the republican national convention. she was also a delegate and the vice-chair of the republican national committee. his father, worthington scranton, was the president of the scranton gas and water company. william warren scranton at legacy.com or the chronicle journal:   s/chroniclejournal/name/william-scr anton-obituary?id=19316669 former governor william warren scranton, direct descendant of the founder of the city of scranton, died july 28 in santa barbara, calif. he was a member of many national organizations, including the former members of congress, the american philosophical society, the council of american ambassadors, the council on foreign relations, the american academy of diplomacy and the association of former ambassadors. 8 of the worlds most exclusive clubs  can you join? by colleen kane on january 30, 2015:   -the-worlds-most-exclusive-clubs-ca n-you-join/ the invite-only trilateral commission is a think tank formed in 1973 by david rockefeller to improve communications and cooperation between north america, europe, and pacific asia. other members included diplomat henry d. owen, former governor of pennsylvania william scranton, truman and eisenhower adviser robert bowie, atom arms expert gerard c. smith, dick cheney, bill clinton, madeleine albright, and george h.w. bush.   ton_family
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