John Wyeth Scott II (June 29, 1947 – April 25, 2009) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, he served in the

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from 1976 to 1988.

Life and career

Scott was born in

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, the son of

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, a

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, and Blanche Hammond. He was the great-grandson of Albin Provosty, a Louisiana state senator, and was the great-great-nephew of Olivier O. Provosty, an associate justice of the

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. He attended Bolton High School, graduating in 1965. After graduating, he attended

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, earning his

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in 1969, which after earning his degree, he attended

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, studying

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. Scott served in the

from 1976 to 1988. He lost his seat in the House, in 1987, when he ran as a Republican candidate for Louisiana state senator from the 29th district. He received 12,346 votes, but lost to Democratic candidate Joe McPherson, who won with 16,950 votes.

Death and legacy

Scott died on April 25, 2009, at his home in

, at the age of 61. In 2015, Scott was posthumously inducted into the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Jock 1947 births 2009 deaths Politicians from Alexandria, Louisiana Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Louisiana Democrats Louisiana Republicans 20th-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature Tulane University alumni Louisiana State University alumni