Mary White Scott | |
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.jpg) Scott (in white) at the Inaugural Ball in 1949 | |
| First Lady of North Carolina | |
| In office January 6, 1949 – January 8, 1953 | |
| Governor | W. Kerr Scott |
| Preceded by | Mildred Stafford Cherry |
| Succeeded by | Merle Davis Umstead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Elizabeth White April 30, 1897 Haw River, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1972 Duke Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hawfields Presbyterian Church Cemetery Hawfields, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | W. Kerr Scott (m. 1919) |
| Children | 3 (including Robert W. Scott) |
| Parent(s) | James Richard White Elizabeth Ann Sellers White |
| Education | State Normal and Industrial College |
| Occupation | farmer, teacher |
Mary Elizabeth White Scott (April 30, 1897 – April 23, 1972) was an American teacher, farmer, and civic leader. As the wife of Governor W. Kerr Scott, she served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1949 to 1953. She was the mother of Robert W. Scott, who also served as North Carolina's governor. Scott was the second First Lady of North Carolina to be both a wife and mother of North Carolinina governors, after Elizabeth Montfort Ashe.
While her husband served in the United States Senate, she joined the Senate Ladies Group and assisted in the work of the American Red Cross. In 1961, she was appointed to the North Carolina Board of Health by Governor Terry Sanford, becoming the third woman to serve on the board. She was also appointed to the North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control.