William L. Scott

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This article is about the Virginia Senator. For the Pennsylvania Congressman, see William Lawrence Scott.

William Lloyd Scott (July 1, 1915 – February 14, 1997) was a Representative and a Senator from Virginia.

Scott was born in Williamsburg, Virginia. He received a law degree from George Washington University, and was employed by the federal government 1934-1961, principally as trial attorney with Department of Justice. He engaged in private practice of law in Fairfax, Virginia, 1961-1966.

Scott was elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth Congress and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1973). He was not a candidate for reelection, but was elected in 1972 to the United States Senate, and served from January 3, 1973, until his resignation on January 1, 1979. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1978. Scott was a resident of Fairfax Station, Virginia, until his death from Alzheimer's Disease in a nursing center in Fairfax, Va. Interment was in Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, Va.

The magazine New Times reported in 1974 that he had been ranked "Dumbest Congressman" by a Ralph Nader-affiliated research group^[1][2]; Scott held a press conference to deny this judgement.

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• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

1. ^ New Times issue list
2. ^ "William L. Scott Dies; He Won Senate Upset in '72", Virginian-Pilot, February 17, 1997. Retrieved on 2006-08-21.

Preceded by William B. Spong, Jr.

United States Senator (Class 2) from Virginia 1973–1979

Succeeded by John Warner