William Scranton III

William Scranton III
Scranton in 1979
26th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 16, 1979 – January 20, 1987
GovernorDick Thornburgh
Preceded byErnest Kline
Succeeded byMark Singel
24th Chair of the National Lieutenant Governors Association
In office
1983–1984
Preceded byMartha Layne Collins
Succeeded byZell Miller
Personal details
BornWilliam Worthington Scranton III
(1947-07-20) July 20, 1947
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
PartyRepublican
Parents
RelativesScranton family
Alma materYale University

William Worthington Scranton III (born July 20, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 26th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987 in the administration of Governor Richard Thornburgh. He is the son of the late Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton, and a member of the wealthy and politically influential Scranton family, the founders of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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