About Walter A. Scott
Lived 1876 – 1963 (aged 86). Walter A. Scott was an American politician.
Walter Augustus Scott (November 20, 1876 – June 28, 1963) was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1917 to 1945.
Biography Scott was born on November 20, 1876, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. He became the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, in 1917. When he was first inaugurated in 1917, he was Jackson's first mayor under the commission form of government. Scott served seven terms in office, his last term, after running without opposition, starting in 1941. and lost, ending his tenure as mayor in 1945. He died on June 28, 1963, in Jackson, Mississippi.
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American politician
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Walter A. Scott was born on 20 November 1876 in Rolling Fork.
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Walter A. Scott died on 28 June 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Walter A. Scott was a politician.
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