Ralph James Scott Explained

Image Name:Ralph Scott.jpg
State:North Carolina
District:5th
Party:Democratic
Term Start:January 3, 1957
Term End:January 3, 1967
Preceded:Richard T. Chatham
Succeeded:Nick Galifianakis
Office2:Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Stokes County
Term Start2:1937
Term End2:1939
Preceded2:S. Gilmer Sparger
Succeeded2:William F. Marshall
Birth Date:15 October 1905
Birth Place:near Pinnacle, North Carolina
Death Place:Danbury, North Carolina
Occupation:lawyer
Alma Mater:Wake Forest University

Ralph James Scott (October 15, 1905 – August 5, 1983) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1957 and 1967.

Biography

Born near Pinnacle, North Carolina in Surry County, Scott attended public schools and then Wake Forest University, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1930 and practiced in Danbury, North Carolina.

Scott was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1936, serving for one term, and was a delegate to state Democratic Party conventions from 1936 to 1968. He chaired the Executive Committee of the Stokes County, North Carolina Democratic Party from 1936 to 1970, during that time serving as the solicitor of the twenty-first judicial district of North Carolina (1938–1956) and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (for five terms, serving (January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967).

Scott did not stand for election to a sixth term in 1966 and returned to his law practice; he lived in Danbury until his 1983 death, and is buried in the Pinnacle Baptist Church cemetery.