Hugh Scott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hugh Scott

American politician

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1900

Place of Birth: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1994

Profession: writer, lawyer, politician, military officer, district attorney, member

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Hugh Scott

  • Hugh Doggett Scott Jr.
  • (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician.
  • A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
  • He served as Senate Minority Leader from 1969 to 1977. Born and educated in Virginia, Scott moved to Philadelphia to join his uncle's law firm.
  • He was appointed as Philadelphia's assistant district attorney in 1926 and remained in that position until 1941.
  • Scott won election to represent Northwest Philadelphia in the U.S.
  • House of Representatives in 1940.
  • He lost re-election in 1944, but won his seat back in 1946 and served in the House until 1959.
  • Scott established a reputation as an internationalist and moderate Republican Congressman.
  • After helping Thomas E.
  • Dewey win the 1948 Republican presidential nomination, Scott held the position of Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1948 to 1949.
  • He also served as Dwight D.
  • Eisenhower's campaign chairman in the 1952 presidential election. Scott won election to the Senate in 1958, narrowly prevailing over Democratic Governor George M.
  • Leader.
  • He was a strong advocate for civil rights legislation, and he voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
  • He won election as Senate Minority Whip in January 1969 and was elevated to Senate Minority Leader after Everett Dirksen's death later that year.
  • As the Republican leader in the Senate, Scott urged President Richard Nixon to resign in the aftermath of the Watergate Scandal.
  • Scott declined to seek another term in 1976 and retired in 1977.

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