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  Shott, Sr., Hugh Ike
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NameHugh Ike Shott, Sr.
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Bluefield, West Virginia , United States
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Born September 03, 1866
DiedOctober 12, 1953 (87 years)
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May 14, 2022 11:09pm
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InfoSHOTT, Hugh Ike, a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Staunton, Augusta County, Va., September 3, 1866; attended the Staunton public schools; apprenticed as a printer; later became a reporter and editorial writer; moved to Bluefield, W.Va., in 1893; served as a clerk in the railway mail service in 1895; became publisher and editor of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph in 1896; postmaster of Bluefield 1903-1912; member of the West Virginia Semicentennial Commission in 1912 and 1913; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1933); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 and for election to the United States Senate in 1936; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in a special election on November 3, 1942, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Matthew M. Neely, and served from November 18, 1942, to January 3, 1943; was not a candidate for the full term; continued as editor and publisher of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph until his death in Bluefield, W.Va., October 12, 1953; interment in Monte Vista Cemetery.


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  11/03/1942 WV US Senate - Special Election Won 52.27% (+4.55%)
  11/03/1936 WV US Senate Lost 40.81% (-18.14%)
  05/12/1936 WV US Senate - R Primary Won 36.91% (+0.82%)
  11/08/1932 WV District 05 Lost 47.91% (-4.18%)
  11/04/1930 WV District 05 Won 52.21% (+4.43%)
  11/06/1928 WV District 05 Won 53.44% (+6.88%)
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