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Hugh L. Scott

7th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1914-1917)
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Hugh L. Scott
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
September 22, 1853
Date of death
April 30, 1934
Place of birth
Danville
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
military officer
Position held
Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1914–1917), Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (1906–1910)[10][11]
Educated at
United States Military Academy, Princeton University[12][13]
Award received
Distinguished Service Medal[14]
Father
William McKendree Scott[7]
Mother
Mary Elizabeth Scott[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Described by source
New International Encyclopedia[22]
Family name
Scott[20]
Given name
Hugh[21]
Military branch
United States Army[16]
Military, police or special rank
major general[17]
Participated in conflict
World War I, Spanish–American War[18][19]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery (1934)[6]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000029383077
VIAF cluster ID
58219434
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89604274
GND ID
1054875782
American National Biography ID
0600587
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/59658
Cullum number
2628
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1054875782
FAST ID
244127
Find a Grave memorial ID
6941953
Freebase ID
/m/062fv3
Geni profile ID
6000000013725034544
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IdRef ID
168655020
IxTheo authority ID
792357132
Open Library ID
OL2445331A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
179171
SNAC ARK ID
w63f4tk9
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10571093
WikiTree person ID
Scott-13047
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg4p6kg6wTdGQ6g8fDKBP
Yale LUX ID
person/1593d269-2539-4da4-8a18-591a805a21d9

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Educated at 2
Princeton University, United States Military Academy
Participated in conflict 2
World War I, Spanish–American War
Position held 2
Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
Award received 1
Distinguished Service Medal
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
New International Encyclopedia
Family name 1
Scott
Given name 1
Hugh
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
United States Army
Military, police or special rank 1
major general
Occupation 1
military officer
Place of birth 1
Danville
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hugh L. Scott was born on September 22, 1853[1], in Danville[2]. He died on April 30, 1934[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a military officer[5].

FAQs

Where was Hugh L. Scott born?

Hugh L. Scott was born in Danville[2].

Where did Hugh L. Scott die?

Hugh L. Scott passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].

Who were Hugh L. Scott's parents?

Hugh L. Scott's father was William McKendree Scott[7]. Hugh L. Scott's mother was Mary Elizabeth Scott[8].

What did Hugh L. Scott do for work?

Hugh L. Scott worked as a military officer[5].

Where did Hugh L. Scott go to school?

Hugh L. Scott was educated at United States Military Academy[12] and Princeton University[13].

What awards did Hugh L. Scott receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Service Medal[14].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . ancexplorer.army.mil. ancexplorer.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Given name → Hugh
    Award received → Distinguished Service Medal
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