George Cromwell Scott

George Cromwell Scott ( * August 8, 1864 at Morton, Monroe County, New York, † October 6, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1912 and 1915, and again from 1917 to 1919, he represented the state of Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

After the early death of his parents, George Scott was raised by an uncle. In 1880 he moved to Iowa, where he lived with other relatives. There he attended the public schools. After a subsequent study of law and its made ​​in 1887 admitted to the bar, he began practicing in his new profession in Le Mars. In 1901 he moved his residence and his law firm to Sioux City.

Politically, Scott a member of the Republican Party. In Congress primaries on June 3, 1912 he was defeated by incumbent Elbert H. Hubbard. After Hubbard's death the following day Scott was at the due election but then in the eleventh electoral district of Iowa as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on November 5, 1912 at its new mandate. Since he was elected at the same time for the next legislative session, he could initially remain until March 3, 1915 at the Congress. During this time, the 16th and the 17th Amendment to the Constitution were discussed and adopted.

In the 1914 elections, Scott lost to Democrat Thomas J. Steele. Two years later, in 1916, but he was able to regain his seat and then between 4 March 1917 and spend the March 3, 1919, a further term in the House of Representatives. This time was determined by the events of the First World War. In 1918, George Scott gave up another run for Congress.

After his time in the House of Representatives Scott again worked as a lawyer in Sioux City. In 1922 he was appointed by U.S. President Warren G. Harding to the judge at the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. This office he held until 1 November 1943. On this day, George Scott retired. He died on October 6, 1948 in Sioux City.