John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott (July 6, 1873 – December 9, 1945) was a

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member of the

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from

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. John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott, father of Hardie Scott, was born in Bloomsburg, PA, and moved with his parents to Wilkes-Barre, PA, and later to

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. He graduated from the

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in 1893, and attended the law school of the

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at Philadelphia. He was admitted to the bar in December, 1895, and commenced the practice of law in Philadelphia. He was a member of the

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in 1899 and again in 1909, 1911, and 1913. Scott was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1915, until his resignation, effective on January 5, 1919.

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* 1873 births 1945 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub