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Born in Hanover County, Virginia, John Scott graduated from Princeton University in 1805 and began practicing law in Ste. Genevieve, part of the new Louisiana Territory, becoming the first American lawyer to permanently reside in the town. He served as the Territory of Missouri's Congressional Delegate from 1817 to 1821, during which he presented various petitions to Congress for Missouri's statehood. In 1820, he was a member of Missouri's First Constitutional Convention. After statehood was achieved, he represented Missouri in the U.S. House from 1821 to 1827. He was also a successful lawyer in the area and once won an acquittal for locals who ran the Guignolee after town leaders banned it. Scott is buried in the Ste. Genevieve Memorial Cemetery.
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