| J. Gifford Scarborough | |
| State Delegate: | Maryland |
| Term Start: | 1947 |
| Term End: | 1950 |
| Birth Name: | Joseph Gifford Scarborough |
| Birth Place: | Pleasant Hills, Maryland, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Perry Point, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Friends Cemetery Calvert, Maryland, U.S. |
| Children: | 3 |
Joseph Gifford Scarborough (died February 20, 1969) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1947 to 1950.
Joseph Gifford Scarborough was born in Pleasant Hills, Maryland,[1] to Nellie Y. and J. Leedom Scarborough.[2] [3] He graduated from West Nottingham Academy. He also graduated from Dickinson College and the University of Maryland School of Law.[1] He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi.[3] He was admitted to the bar.[4]
Scarborough was a captain with the United States Army during World War II. He worked in the military intelligence service overseas.[1] [4] He worked as a lawyer in Elkton from 1947 until his retirement in 1966 due to illness.[1]
Scarborough was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1947 to 1950.[5] [6]
Scarborough married Mary R. Brown, daughter of E. Kirk Brown, in 1937.[1] [3] They had two sons and a daughter, J. Gifford Jr., John Leedom and Miriam.[1]
Scarborough died on February 20, 1969, at the age of 57, at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Perry Point. He was buried at Friends Cemetery in Calvert.[1]