Frank Truscott
| Frank Truscott | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
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In office October 13, 1953 – January 18, 1955 | |
| Governor | John Fine |
| Preceded by | Robert Woodside |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Cohen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 2, 1894 Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
December 1969 (aged 76) Newtown Square, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
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 breading family and long considered himself to be a gentleman farmer . 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 . 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.
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.
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| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Woodside |
Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1953–1955 |
Succeeded by Herbert Cohen |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lloyd Wood |
Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1954 |
Succeeded by John Walker |