Ralph James Scott

Ralph James Scott (born October 15, 1905 in Surry County , North Carolina , †  August 5, 1983 in Danbury , North Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1957 and 1967 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ralph Scott attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1930, he began to work in Danbury in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1936 and 1937 ; from 1936 to 1970 he led the party leadership of the Democrats in Stokes County . Between 1938 and 1956, he was also a district attorney in North Carolina's Twelfth Judicial District.

In the 1956 congressional elections , Scott was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of his state , where he succeeded Richard Thurmond Chatham on January 3, 1957 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1967 . These were determined by the events of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War . In 1966 Scott declined to run again. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer in Danbury. He died there on August 5, 1983.

Web links

• Ralph James Scott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ralph James Scott in the database of Find a Grave (English)