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Hugh Scott

1902

Captain Hugh L. Scott (1853–1934) was a U.S. Army officer who later became Chief of Staff of the Army, known for his expertise in Native American affairs and for promoting diplomacy over conflict in the American West. He visited Mount Vernon in 1902.

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