William L. Scott

William Lloyd Scott (* 1. July 1915 in Williamsburg , Virginia ; † 14. February 1997 in Fairfax Station , Virginia) was an American politician of the Republican Party , of the State of Virginia in both houses of Congress represented.

Life

William Scott grew up in Virginia. He completed his law studies at George Washington University . From 1934 to 1961 he was employed by the federal government in the Justice Department as a lawyer and from 1961 to 1966 he worked in a private law firm in Fairfax.

In 1966 he won the Republican nomination in Virginia's eighth congressional electoral district and was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives of the 19th Congress and re-elected to the following in 1968 and 1970. In 1972 Scott was elected to the US Senate and remained there from January 3, 1973 until his resignation on January 1, 1979.

The New Times magazine reported in 1974 that Scott by a working group that the democratic activist Ralph Nader , to close stood Dumbest Congressman ( German had been chosen for "dumbest Congressman"). Harry Stein, who worked on the article, confessed that the article was not based on objective facts.

Until his death on February 14, 1997 at Fairfax Station, he was resident in a nursing home due to Alzheimer's disease. He was buried in Fairfax Memorial Park.

Web links

William L. Scott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

^ How the Press Got Political , accessed February 5, 2014

personal data
SURNAME	Scott, William L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Scott, William Lloyd (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	July 1, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH	Williamsburg , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	February 14, 1997
Place of death	Fairfax Station , Virginia

[1] How the Press Got Political , accessed February 5, 2014