Charles Frederick Scott (September 7, 1860 – September 18, 1938) was a

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from

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Born near

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, Scott attended the common schools. He was graduated from the

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in 1881. He went to Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, and was engaged chiefly in clerical work. He returned to Iola in 1882 and edited the ''Iola Register''. He was appointed regent of the university in 1891–1900. He served as member of the

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from 1892 to 1896. Scott was elected as a

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to the 57th Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses (1901–1911). He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture ( 60th and 61st Congresses). Scott was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the 62nd Congress. He was appointed one of five delegates to the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome in 1911. He lectured on Chautauqua platform in 1913, 1915, and 1916. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916 and 1932 Scott was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the

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in 1918 and again in 1928. He resumed newspaper work until his death in Iola, Kansas, on September 18, 1938. He was interred in Iola Cemetery.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Charles Frederick 1860 births 1938 deaths Republican Party Kansas state senators People from Iola, Kansas Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas