Scott Loftin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Scott Loftin

American politician

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1878

Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1953

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Scott Marion Loftin (September 14, 1878 – September 22, 1953) was a U.S.
Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat in 1936. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama; moved to Pensacola, Florida, with his parents in 1887; attended the public schools and Washington and Lee University School of Law at Lexington, Virginia; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice in Pensacola, Fla.; member of the Florida House of Representatives 1903-1905; prosecuting attorney of Escambia County, Florida 1904-1917; moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in 1917 to continue the practice of law; member of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee on Crime 1934; president of the American Bar Association 1934; general counsel for the Florida East Coast Railway 1931-1941 and for a variety of other transportation-related businesses; businessman with interests in railroads, shipping, and newspapers; appointed on May 26, 1936, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Park Trammell and served from May 26 to November 3, 1936, when a successor was elected; was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy; resumed the practice of law in Jacksonville, Fla., until his death in Highlands, North Carolina; interment in Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.