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William Scott



Born: November 11, 1926 in Chicago, IL
Died: June 22, 1986 in Palos Heights, IL (heart attack)

Education:

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1950

Military Service:

  • U.S. Naval Air Corps, World War II

Career:

  • Lawyer
  • Bank vice-president

Other notes:

  • Convicted in 1980 of "understating his 1972 United States income tax". In 1982, after losing an appeal in the United States Supreme Court, he was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. He served seven months of this sentence before being paroled.


Election Results for William Scott


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YearAgeStatePartyOfficeDistrictStagePosVotes%
1962 35 IL R Treasurer Primary 1 335,095 42.3%
1962 35 IL R Treasurer General 1 1,831,925 50.8%
1964 37 IL R Governor Primary 2 388,903 37.4%
1968 41 IL R Attorney General General 1 2,322,572 52.7%
1972 45 IL R Attorney General General 1 2,898,198 64.0%
1976 49 IL R Attorney General General 1 2,795,013 61.9%
1978 51 IL R Attorney General General 1 1,989,758 64.8%
1980 53 IL R U.S. Senate Class 3 Primary 2 352,138 34.4%


Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election.