W. Kerr Scott
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William Kerr Scott was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 62nd governor of North Carolina from 1949 until 1953, and a United States senator from North Carolina from 1
Scott in 1951
Scott (left) in 1951, with Harry S. Truman and Gordon Gray.
Portrait as governor painted by Howard Chandler Christy.
William B. Umstead
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William Bradley Umstead was an American politician who served as the 63rd governor of North Carolina from 1953 until his death in 1954. A Southern Democrat, he previously represented North Carolina in
W. Kerr Scott
…Scott's wife, First Lady Mary White Scott, refused to shake the senator-elect's hand at an Executive Mansion reception. He was succeeded as governor by William B. Umstead on January 8, 1953. Four years later, when Scott elected to run for the same U.S. Senate seat which had been contested by Graham, he was queried by a…
Umstead, c. 1952