James Paul Scoblick (May 10, 1909 – December 4, 1981) was a Republican member of the

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from

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. James P. Scoblick was born in

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; both of his parents were

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immigrants. He graduated from

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in 1930 and took postgraduate work at

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in New York City. He served as a member of the Department of Public Assistance Board of

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. Scoblick was elected as a Republican to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Murphy and at the same time was elected to the

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in

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. He resumed former business pursuits and engaged as consultant to food industry. In January 1953, Scoblick and two of his brothers were indicted in a

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scheme involving their fruit-processing business, Scoblick Bros. Inc. With the testimony of a bank cashier who turned state's evidence, all three were convicted on December 3, 1954, and Judge Albert L. Watson sentenced James Scoblick to five years in prison. Scoblick was a resident of Archbald, until his death there on December 4, 1981, and was interred in Mother of Sorrows Cemetery in Finch Hill, Pennsylvania.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scoblick, James P. 1909 births 1981 deaths American people convicted of fraud American people of Italian descent Columbia University alumni Fordham University alumni Politicians from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives