J. Gifford Scarborough

J. Gifford Scarborough
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Cecil County district
In office
1947–1950
Personal details
Born
Joseph Gifford Scarborough

Pleasant Hills, Maryland, U.S.
Died (aged 57)
Perry Point, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeFriends Cemetery
Calvert, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary R. Brown
​
(m. 1937)​
Children3
Alma materDickinson College
University of Maryland School of Law
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Joseph Gifford Scarborough (died February 20, 1969) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1947 to 1950.

Early life

Joseph Gifford Scarborough was born in Pleasant Hills, Maryland,[1] to Nellie Y. and J. Leedom Scarborough.[2][3] He graduated from West Nottingham Academy. He also graduated from Dickinson College and the University of Maryland School of Law.[1] He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi.[3] He was admitted to the bar.[4]

Career

Scarborough was a captain with the United States Army during World War II. He worked in the military intelligence service overseas.[1][4] He worked as a lawyer in Elkton from 1947 until his retirement in 1966 due to illness.[1]

Scarborough was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1947 to 1950.[5][6]

Personal life

Scarborough married Mary R. Brown, daughter of E. Kirk Brown, in 1937.[1][3] They had two sons and a daughter, J. Gifford Jr., John Leedom and Miriam.[1]

Scarborough died on February 20, 1969, at the age of 57, at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Perry Point. He was buried at Friends Cemetery in Calvert.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Joseph Gifford Scarborough". Evening Journal. February 22, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Mrs. Nellie Scarborough". Journal-Every Evening. April 23, 1956. p. 40. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c "Brown–Scarborough". The Midland Journal. March 5, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ a b "Completes Law Course". Wilmington Morning News. September 24, 1946. p. 20. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 1, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Heavy Vote Cast In Cecil County". The Midland Journal. November 15, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon