Ralph James Scott (October 15, 1905 – August 5, 1983) was a
Democratic
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U.S. Representative from
North Carolina between 1957 and 1967.
Biography
Born near
Pinnacle, North Carolina in
Surry County, Scott attended public schools and then
Wake Forest University, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1930 and practiced in
Danbury, North Carolina.
Scott was elected to the
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...
in 1936, serving for one term, and was a delegate to state Democratic Party conventions from 1936 to 1968. He chaired the Executive Committee of the
Stokes County, North Carolina
Stokes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,520. Its county seat is Danbury.
Stokes County is included in the Winston-Salem, N.C., Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...
Democratic Party from 1936 to 1970, during that time serving as the solicitor of the twenty-first judicial district of North Carolina (1938–1956) and a member of the
U.S. House of Representatives (for five terms, serving (January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967).
Scott did not stand for election to a sixth term in 1966 and returned to his law practice; he lived in Danbury until his 1983 death, and is buried in the Pinnacle Baptist Church cemetery.
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1905 births
1983 deaths
Wake Forest University alumni
People from Surry County, North Carolina
Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
20th-century American politicians