SCRANTON, G. W., MD,  Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
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G. W. SCRANTON, M.D., YOUNGSVILLE.--Dr. Scranton, a popular physician of
Youngsville, is a native of Lafayette parish, Louisiana, born in 1851.  His
father, Dr. G. W. Scranton, was born in New Haven county, Conn., July 20,
1812.  He graduated in medicine in Yale College, 1834, and in 1837, with the
degree of B. L., from the Michigan University, Grand Rapids, and was made
attorney general for the county of Ottawa, Mich., 1838.

He located in Lafayette parish, Louisiana, 1840, and resumed the practice of
medicine.  He was elected to the State Senate in 1846, and served one term. 
He died February 28, 1853.

He was progressive and public-spirited in a remarkable degree.  To him is due
the credit of inaugurating the public school system of Lafayette.  His widow
is still a resident of Lafayette.

Dr. Scranton received his classical education in Virginia, and was a graduate
of medicine of the medical school of the Tulane University.  While attending
that university he was a resident student of the Charity Hospital.  He
graduated in 1874.  Immediately after completing his course, he began practice
in Lafayette, where he remained two years at the expiration of which time, he
removed to Youngsville, and there he has since given his exclusive attention
to the practice of medicine and conducting a drug business.  It is not
exaggerating to state that Dr. Scranton has the largest practice in this
section of the parish.  As a practitioner he ranks deservedly high.  He has
accumulated a comfortable fortune.  Besides his other business interests, he
has six fine plantations in Lafayette parish.  He was married in 1875 to Nina
Dupleix, and to them have been born four children.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 245. 
Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing
Company.