Background
Scranton, Cassius A. was born on April 4, 1885 in Goodwine, Illinois, United States. Son of Hiram J. and Sarah A. (Gillette) Scranton.
Scranton, Cassius A. was born on April 4, 1885 in Goodwine, Illinois, United States. Son of Hiram J. and Sarah A. (Gillette) Scranton.
Student Grand Prairie Seminary, Onarga, Illinois, 1904-1905. Bachelor of Laws, John Marshall Law School, 1912.
Examiner of titles, Chicago Title and Trust Company, 1912-1919, assistant secretary, 1919, member of law department, 1925-1935, vice president, 1936, head legal division of title department, 1936-1949, senior vice president, 1949. Taught post-graduate course, Loyola University Law School, 1925-1926, real property course, John Marshall Law School, 1925-1928.
Member Chicago, Illinois, American bar associations, Chicago Law Institute. Clubs: Union League, Twenty, LaGrange Country.
Married Nelle B. Ducey. Children: Kenneth East., Mary Eileen (Mistress Richard T. McHugh).