User:Nhsmillar/William R. Scott

William R. Scott, a Florida attorney and congressman, was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1920. He moved with his family to Miami, Florida while still an infant and was reared there. Scott served in World War II in U.S. counterintelligence as an Army Captain, then returned to the University of Florida to receive his law degree. Scott set up practice in Stuart, Florida after a short stint in Ocala, Florida, and practiced there until he retired. He served two terms in the Florida legislature, and was credited with the redistricting of Lake Okeechobee to the various surrounding counties, thus greatly increasing those counties' state tax revenues. He resides with his wife Catharine in Stuart.