Frank Truscott

Frank F Truscott (October 2, 1894 – December 1969) was a former Attorney General of Pennsylvania and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. He was born to a wealthy horse breeding family and long considered himself to be a gentleman farmer.[1] He graduated with a law degree from Lafayette College in 1917. He was the longtime City Solicitor of Philadelphia and a key fixture in the last days of the city's dying Republican machine; he ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1940.[2] In 1953, he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the attorney general's office; he did not run for a full term, but instead sought the position of lieutenant governor in 1954. From 1953 to 1969 he was a trustee of his alma mater, Lafayette College.[3]

Frank Truscott
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office
October 13, 1953 – January 18, 1955
GovernorJohn Fine
Preceded byRobert Woodside
Succeeded byHerbert Cohen
Personal details
BornOctober 2, 1894
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 1969 (aged 75)
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Truscott was an outspoken opponent of Communism. He was involved in the circulation of a McCarthyist loyalty oath while serving as attorney general. In 1956, he was a prosecutor on the case against communist organizer Steve Nelson.

References
  1. "The Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society". Newton Square Historical Society. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. "Independence National Historical Park Advisory Commission". www.ushistory.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. Gendebien, Albert W. (1986). The Biography of a College: A History of Lafayette College 1927 - 1978. Easton, PA: Lafayette College.
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