Charles Frederick Scott
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Charles Frederick Scott (September 7, 1860 - September 18, 1938) was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born near Iola, Kansas
, Scott attended the common schools.
He was graduated from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1881.
He went to Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, and was engaged chiefly in clerical work.
He returned to Iola, Kansas
, in 1882 and edited the Iola Register.
He was appointed regent of the University in 1891-1900.
He served as member of the State senate 1892-1896.
Scott was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-seventh
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1911).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Sixtieth
and Sixty-first
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second
Congress.
He was appointed one of five delegates to the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome in 1911.
Lectured on Chautauqua platform in 1913, 1915, and 1916.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916 and 1932.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate
in 1918 and again in 1928.
He resumed newspaper work until his death in Iola, Kansas
, on September 18, 1938.
He was interred in Iola Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
Born near Iola, Kansas
Iola, Kansas
Iola is a city situated along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,704. Iola is the county seat of Allen County. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn.-History:The...
, Scott attended the common schools.
He was graduated from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1881.
He went to Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, and was engaged chiefly in clerical work.
He returned to Iola, Kansas
Iola, Kansas
Iola is a city situated along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,704. Iola is the county seat of Allen County. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn.-History:The...
, in 1882 and edited the Iola Register.
He was appointed regent of the University in 1891-1900.
He served as member of the State senate 1892-1896.
Scott was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1911).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
and Sixty-first
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
Congress.
He was appointed one of five delegates to the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome in 1911.
Lectured on Chautauqua platform in 1913, 1915, and 1916.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916 and 1932.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
in 1918 and again in 1928.
He resumed newspaper work until his death in Iola, Kansas
Iola, Kansas
Iola is a city situated along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,704. Iola is the county seat of Allen County. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn.-History:The...
, on September 18, 1938.
He was interred in Iola Cemetery.