Lon Allen Scott (September 25, 1888 – February 11, 1931) was an American politician who served as a

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from

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as a Republican.

Biography

Lon Allen Scott was born on a farm near Cypress Inn in

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to Mattie G. Cash and Daniel Egan Scott on September 25, 1888. His family moved to

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in Hardin County and he attended the public schools and Savannah Tennessee Institute. In 1915 he graduated from the law department of

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. Engaging in mercantile pursuits, the real estate, and the lumber business, Scott also became a member of the

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, and served in that capacity from 1913 to 1917. He served as the Republican minority floor leader from 1915 to 1917. He represented Tennessee in the prosecution of Attorney General Estes in an impeachment proceeding before the Tennessee Senate. Scott resigned as a state representative to as a

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during the

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. He was later promoted to a

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. Elected as a Republican to the

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, Scott served from March 4, 1921 to March 3, 1923. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1922 to the

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. He resumed his former business pursuits and resided in Savannah, Tennessee until his death. On February 11, 1931 he died in Savannah, Tennessee after being sick for three months and was interred at Savannah Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Lon Allen 1888 births 1931 deaths Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives People from Savannah, Tennessee Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee 20th-century American politicians United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army officers