John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott

John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott (born July 6, 1873 in Bloomsburg , Columbia County , Pennsylvania , †  December 9, 1945 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1919 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Scott attended public schools in Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia, where he had moved with his parents. In 1893 he graduated from the Central High School of Philadelphia . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his admission as a lawyer in 1895, he began to work in Philadelphia in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1899, 1909, 1911, and 1913 .

In the 1914 congressional election , Scott was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 33rd  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Fred Ewing Lewis on March 4, 1915 . After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on January 5, 1919 . During this time the First World War fell . After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Scott practiced law again. He died in Philadelphia on December 9, 1945. His son Hardie (1907-1999) was also a member of Congress.

Web links

• John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Fred Ewing Lewis	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (33rd constituency) with Thomas S. Crago , Daniel F. Lafean and Mahlon Morris Garland March 4, 1915 - January 5, 1919	William J. Burke