Walter A. Scott

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Walter A. Scott
Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
In office 1917–1945
Preceded by	S. J. Taylor
Succeeded by	Leland Speed
Personal details
Born	(1876-11-20)November 20, 1876 Rolling Fork, Mississippi
Died	June 28, 1963(1963-06-28) (aged 86) Jackson, Mississippi

Walter Augustus Scott (November 20, 1876 – June 28, 1963)^[1][2] was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1917 to 1945.

Scott was born on November 20, 1876, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.^[1] He attended high school in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.^[1] He then managed a hardware store in Yazoo City.^[1] He moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1908, after accepting a position in a hardware store there.^[1][3] He became the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, in 1917.^[4] When he was first inaugurated in 1917, he was Jackson's first mayor under the commission form of government.^[5] Scott served seven terms in office, his last term, after running without opposition, starting in 1941.^[5] He ran in the 1944 election for mayor against Leland Speed^[6] and lost, ending his tenure as mayor in 1945.^[4] He died on June 28, 1963, in Jackson, Mississippi.^[1][4]