John Wyeth Scott II (June 29, 1947 â April 25, 2009) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988.
Scott was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, the son of Nauman Scott, a United States federal judge, and Blanche Hammond. He was the great-grandson of Albin Provosty, a Louisiana state senator, and was the great-great-nephew of Olivier O. Provosty, an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He attended Bolton High School, graduating in 1965. After graduating, he attended Tulane University, earning his BA degree in government in 1969, which after earning his degree, he attended Louisiana State University, studying law.
Scott served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988. He lost his seat in the House, in 1987, when he ran as a Republican candidate for Louisiana state senator from the 29th district. He received 12,346 votes, but lost to Democratic candidate Joe McPherson, who won with 16,950 votes.
Scott died on April 25, 2009, at his home in Alexandria, Louisiana, at the age of 61.
In 2015, Scott was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame.