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John Collins McSparran | |
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| Born | November 12, 1913 |
| Died | May 24, 2004 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Farmer, Politician |
John Collins McSparran (November 12, 1913 – May 24, 2004) was a prominent farmer and politician from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.
McSparran was best known for his unsuccessful 1962 campaign against William W. Scranton for the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. His father was John A. McSparran, a former Secretary of Agriculture of Pennsylvania who ran for governor in 1922. Like his father, McSparran was a prominent dairy and poultry farmer in Drumore, Pennsylvania. Also like his father, he served as Secretary, Treasurer and eventually 12th Master of the Pennsylvania State Grange.
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McSparran served as treasurer of the Drumore Township School Board and as vice president of the Solanco Joint School District. He served as a trustee of Pennsylvania State University and the agriculture representative on the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce. In 1953, he was appointed to the State Council of Education by Governor John S. Fine.
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