Thomas Edward Scanlon (September 18, 1896 – August 9, 1955) was an American

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veteran who served as a Democratic member of the

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from

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, serving one term in office from 1943 to 1945.

Biography

Tom Scanlon was born in

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. He attended the public schools, Forbes School, and

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. He learned the pressman’s trade and was employed on Pittsburgh newspapers from 1914 to 1936.

World War I

During the

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, he served as a private, first class, in the

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from September 6, 1918, to May 14, 1919.

Early political career

He was a delegate to the Pittsburgh Central Labor Union from 1920 to 1940, and a member of the

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Board for the Assessment and Revision of Taxes from 1936 to 1941.

Congress

Scanlon was elected as a Democrat to the 77th and 78th Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944.

Later career and death

After serving in congress, he was a member of the Boards of Viewers of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He died in Pittsburgh, PA, and is interred in North Side Catholic Cemetery.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scanlon, Thomas E. 1896 births 1955 deaths Duquesne University alumni Politicians from Pittsburgh Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives