Former Pennsylvania Gov. William Scranton Dies

Former Pennsylvania governor and 1964 Republican presidential candidate William Scranton died Sunday in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 96.

Scranton, a descendant of the family that founded Scranton, Pa., died of a cerebral hemorrhage at about 9 p.m. Eastern time, Linda Keene, his assistant for 43 years, told the Times-Tribune newspaper of Scranton.

Gov. Tom Corbett on Monday ordered flags flown at half-staff statewide. “Gov. Scranton was a world-class leader in government. He will be remembered as a man of humility, honesty, dignity and integrity," Corbett said in a statement.

Scranton was governor from 1963 to 1967, and served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 1976 and 1977. He also represented Pennsylvania in Congress.

He challenged Barry Goldwater, a U.S. senator from Arizona, for the 1964 GOP presidential nomination but lost. Incumbent Democrat Lyndon Johnson defeated Goldwater in the general election.

 

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