Answer the following question: Facts: - president: gerald ford - birth name: william warren scranton - party: republican party - predecessor: daniel moynihan david lawrence stanley prokop - lieutenant: raymond shafer - birth date: 19 july 1917 - branch: 20px united states army air forces united states - order: 38th governor of pennsylvania - death date: 28 july 2013 - spouse: mary lowe chamberlain - office: 13th united states ambassador to the united nations - district: pennsylvania 10 10th - term end: january 3 , 1963 19 , 1977 january 17 , 1967 january - name: william scranton - death place: montecito , california , u.s. - birth place: madison , connecticut , u.s. - successor: andrew young raymond shafer joseph mcdade - state: pennsylvania - alma mater: yale university - allegiance: united states - children: susan william joseph peter - term start: march 3 , 1961 15 , 1976 january 15 , 1963 january - image: wm scranton pennsylvania 87th cong.png - religion: presbyterian - rank: 20px captain Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william scranton .
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william warren '' bill '' scranton -lrb- july 19 , 1917 -- july 28 , 2013 -rrb- was an american republican party politician .scranton served as the 38th governor of pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967 .from 1976 to 1977 , he served as united states ambassador to the united nations .