Mary White Scott

Mary White Scott
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.