Walter Scott Heywood known as W. Scott Heywood (May 21 1872 – November 28 1950) was a member of the Louisiana State Senate who earlier headed a family-owned company which struck the first oil well in Louisiana on September 21 1901 near Jennings in Jeff Davis Parish. Heywood was born in Cleveland Ohio. As a young man he prospected for gold in Alaska. With his brothers Alba O.
birth date
1872-05-21
birth place
Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga County Ohio, United States
death date
1950-11-28
death place
Louisiana, Jefferson Davis Parish Louisiana, Jennings Louisiana
nationality
United States
occupation
Oil
order in office
Louisiana State Senator from Allen Beauregard Calcasieu Cameron and Jeff Davis parishes
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