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  Lucas, Scott W.
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NameScott W. Lucas
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Havana, Illinois , United States
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Born February 19, 1892
DiedFebruary 22, 1968 (76 years)
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Infoborn on a farm near Chandlerville, Cass County, Ill., February 19, 1892; attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington in 1914; was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice at Havana, Ill.; during the First World War served as an enlisted man and later as a lieutenant in the United States Army; State�s attorney of Mason County 1920-1925; chairman of State Tax Commission 1933-1935; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1939); did not seek renomination, having become a candidate for Senator; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1938 and reelected in 1944 and served from January 3, 1939, to January 3, 1951; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950; Democratic whip 1947-1949; majority leader 1949-1951; chairman, Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expense (Seventy-seventh through Seventy-ninth Congresses); engaged in the practice of law in Springfield, Ill., and Washington, D.C.; died en route to Florida at Rocky Mount, N.C., February 22, 1968; interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Ill.


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FAMILY
Father William D. Lucas 1851-1923
Brother Allen T. Lucas 1879-1935
Nephew Allen T. Lucas 1917-1973

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  11/07/1950 IL US Senate Lost 45.76% (-8.13%)
  12/31/1948 Majority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  07/01/1948 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.02% (-64.64%)
  11/07/1944 IL US Senate Won 52.61% (+5.55%)
  07/21/1944 US Vice President - D Convention Lost 3.21% (-50.97%)
  07/18/1940 US Vice President - D Convention Lost 0.09% (-58.95%)
  11/08/1938 IL US Senate Won 51.32% (+2.99%)
  04/12/1938 IL US Senate-D Primary Won 49.92% (+4.69%)
  11/03/1936 IL District 20 Won 56.71% (+13.43%)
  04/14/1936 IL District 20-D Primary Won 80.25% (+70.26%)
  11/06/1934 IL District 20 Won 56.93% (+13.85%)
  09/18/1934 IL District 20-D Replacement nominee Won 69.89% (+52.57%)
  04/12/1932 IL US Senate-D Primary Lost 21.47% (-29.57%)
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