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Scott Wike Lucas (* 19. Februar 1892 in Chandlerville, Cass County, Illinois; † 22. Februar 1968 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Von 1935 bis 1939 saß er für den US-Bundesstaat Illinois im US-Repräsentantenhaus. Von 1939 bis 1951 vertrat er Illinois im US-Senat . Biographie.
Scott Wike Lucas (February 19, 1892 – February 22, 1968) was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1939) and the U.S. Senate (1939–1951). He was the Senate Majority Leader from 1949 to 1951.
The Scott W. Lucas Collection consists of 38 photographs from Lucas' early life and political career. In addition to images of such influential American politicians as John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, the collection contains several political cartoons satirizing Lucas and other politicians.
While Scott Lucas may have aspired to Taft's power, as majority leader he faced an impossible situation. In the postwar years, the Democratic Party split between liberal and conservative factions, and Lucas' efforts to unify his colleagues only resulted in further alienating one side from the other. At the same time, constrained by his ...
cratic majority leader for the preceding delegate to the Democratic National Con- year, he had played an important role vention in in 1932 and chairman of the President Harry S Truman's domestic and Illinois State Tax Commission since 1933. foreign policy. The 1950 election, in fact, Lucas was closely identified with the in-
W. Scott Lucas. Imprint London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. Physical description xii, 399 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Scott Wike Lucas was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1939) and the U.S. Senate (1939–1951). He was the Senate Majority Leader from 1949 to 1951.
