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

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from

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. John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott, father of Hardie Scott, was born in

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, and moved with his parents to

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, and later to

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. He graduated from the

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in 1893, and attended the

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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 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub