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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]
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^"Walter Augustus Scott (1876-1963) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
^"Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on July 11, 1963 · Page 15". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
^ abc"Hattiesburg American from Hattiesburg, Mississippi on June 28, 1963 · 2". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
^ ab"Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on January 7, 1941 · Page 14". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
^"Certification for Mayor's Race_June 18, 1944". Clarion-Ledger. 1944-06-18. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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