Biography

07/06/1873 - 12/09/1945

John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott (R3) Philadelphia County 1936

Early Life:

John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott, born, July 6, 1873 Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania; graduated, Central High School, 1893; Law Department, University of Pennsylvania; lawyer, 1895-1945; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1898-1899; not a candidate for reelection, 1900; married, Helen Tennant Hardie Scott, 1902, Jean Browne Scott Darby, Hardie Scott; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives,1909-1914; not a candidate for reelection, 1914; elected, United States Congress, 1915-1919; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor, 1918; elected, Republican Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1919-1920 term; not a candidate for reelection, 1920; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, Special Election, April 28, 1936-1936; died, December 9, 1945 (aged 72), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1898-1899; not a candidate for reelection, 1900.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives,1909-1914; not a candidate for reelection, 1914. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor, 1918.

Elected, Republican Pennsylvania House of Representatives,1919-1920 term; not a candidate for reelection, 1920. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, Special Election, 3rd district, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia County, April 28, 1936 - November 30, 1936; vacancy, William Hunsicker, resigned, January 6, 1936; defeated by H. Jerome Jaspan, left office, November 30, 1936.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Continued Government Service/National Politics:

Elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses, 1915, until his resignation, effective January 5, 1919.  

Legacy:

Son, Hardie Scott, United States House of Representatives Congressman, Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1947–1953.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. Senate1790-1869 (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Wednesday, November 4, 1936 · Page 10.

John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott (1873-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial