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Hardie Scott
Hardie Scott (June 7, 1907 – November 2, 1999) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1947 to 1953. Early lifeHardie Scott, son of John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott, was born in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania on June 7, 1907. He graduated from the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, in 1926.[1] He attended Yale University, graduating in 1930. While at Yale, he was captain of the 1930 Yale Polo Team. That year, the team went on to win the intercollegiate polo championship. He was also a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity.[1] He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1934. CareerScott was admitted to the Pennsylvania state bar in 1935 and practiced law with his father.[1] He was the assistant city solicitor and a special duty attorney general.[1] During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army before being discharged for deafness.[1] Scott was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth, Eighty-first, and Eighty-second Congresses, from 1947 to 1953.[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1952. In Congress, Scott introduced the bill that authorized the creation of what eventually became Independence National Historical Park.[2][1] Scott was then a counsel for the State Securities Commission.[1] He was an associate counsel with Dechert, Price & Rhoads until his retirement.[1] Personal lifeScott was married to Mrs. MacRoy Jackson (née Almira Geraldine Rockefeller.) in 1952.[1] They bred and trained race horses.[1] Scott was a member of the Racquet Club, Radnor Hunt, and the Union League of Philadelphia.[1] He died at his home in Edgmont, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1999 at the age of 82.[1] He was interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[3] References
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