Hugh D. Scott, Jr.
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| Senate Minority Leader | |
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In office September 6, 1969 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Deputy | Robert Griffin |
| Preceded by | Everett Dirksen |
| Succeeded by | Howard Baker |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
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In office January 3, 1969 – September 6, 1969 |
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| Leader | Everett Dirksen |
| Preceded by | Thomas Kuchel |
| Succeeded by | Robert Griffin |
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania |
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In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Martin |
| Succeeded by | John Heinz |
| Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
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In office June 27, 1948 – August 5, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | B. Carroll Reece |
| Succeeded by | Guy Gabrielson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Herbert J. McGlinchey |
| Succeeded by | Herman Toll |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | George P. Darrow |
| Succeeded by | James Wolfenden |
| Personal details | |
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Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. November 11, 1900 Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 1994 (aged 93) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marian Huntington Chase (1924–1987) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Education |
Randolph-Macon College (BA) University of Virginia (LLB) |
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1941 to 1945, and from 1947 to 1959. He also represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1977. As a Senator, he served as Senate Minority Leader from 1969 to 1977. He was also chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1948 to 1949.
The son of Hugh Doggett and Jane Lee (née Lewis) Scott, Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. was born on an estate in Fredericksburg, Virginia, that was once owned by George Washington. His grandfather served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War under General John Hunt Morgan, and his great-grandmother was the niece of President Zachary Taylor. After attending public schools in Fredericksburg, he studied at Randolph–Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, from which he graduated in 1919. He enrolled in the Student Reserve Officers Training Corps and the Students' Army Training Corps during World War I.
In 1922, Scott earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law at Charlottesville, where he was a member of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society and the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity. His interest in politics was established after frequently attending committee hearings in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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