OWNED BY BILL SCRANTON!!! I know this because i purchased a large collection of bill scranton political pins and this was included with those.

PINS IN THE FINAL PHOTO ARE NOT INCLUDED, they are just shown to display the provenance.

These pins are extremely rare, you may never see another one. These pins were only given to former members of the united states congress. I would say that the the pin dates to the late 1970s early 1980s! This came from the personal collection of BILL SCRANTON, he served as a republican congressman from 1961-1963. Bill scranton served in world war II in the united states army airforce, AND WAS ALSO THE GOVERNOR OF PA FROM 1963-1967 and served as ambassador to the UN under Gerald Ford.

He also ran for president in 1964 after the collapse of nelson Rockefeller.

SEE FINAL PICTURE FOR THE COLLECTION I PURCHASED PROVING THIS WAS OWNED BY BILL SCRANTON! Message with any questions. This came out of a northeastern PA Estate!.

William Warren Scranton (July 19, 1917 – July 28, 2013) was an American Republican Party politician and diplomat.[1] Scranton served as the 38th governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967, and as United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1976 to 1977.[2] "Many who serve as governor today are still measured against Bill Scranton's leadership - some 50 years later," said former state Republican National Committeewoman Elsie Hillman when she learned of Scranton's death in 2013.[3]

William Scranton

Official portrait, 1962

13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations

In office

March 15, 1976 – January 19, 1977

President

Gerald Ford

Preceded by

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Succeeded by

Andrew Young

38th Governor of Pennsylvania

In office

January 15, 1963 – January 17, 1967

Lieutenant

Raymond P. Shafer

Preceded by

David Lawrence

Succeeded by

Raymond P. Shafer

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

from Pennsylvania's 10th district

In office

January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963

Preceded by

Stanley Prokop

Succeeded by

Joe McDade

Personal details

Born

William Warren Scranton

July 19, 1917

Madison, Connecticut, U.S.

Died

July 28, 2013 (aged 96)

Montecito, California, U.S.

Political party

Republican

Spouse

Mary Lowe Chamberlain

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​(m. 1942)​

Children

4, including William

Relatives

Scranton family

Education

Yale University (BA, LLB)

Military service

Allegiance

United States

Branch/service

United States Army Air Forces

United States Air Force

Years of service

1941–1945

Rank

Captain

Born into the prominent Scranton family,[4] William W. Scranton graduated from Yale Law School and served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he practiced law and became active in the Pennsylvania Republican Party. He won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1960 and gained a reputation as an outspoken moderate during his time in Congress. He won the Republican nomination in Pennsylvania's 1962 gubernatorial election, defeating Democrat Richardson Dilworth in the general election.[5]

As governor, Scranton presided over sweeping reforms to Pennsylvania's education system, including the creation of the state's community college system.[6] Scranton entered the race for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination after the collapse of Nelson Rockefeller's candidacy, but Barry Goldwater won the nomination. Scranton was term-limited out of office in 1967 but remained active in politics. He chaired the President's Commission on Campus Unrest, served as a member of the transition team for President Gerald Ford, and served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1976 to 1977. He also served on the boards of several high-profile corporations and was associated with the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations.