A. Scott Bullitt was a member of a prominent Kentucky family, a Princeton graduate and a lawyer who transplanted to Seattle. In 1918 he married Dorothy Stimson, a young woman from a wealthy Seattle family. He was passionate about politics and, unlike his in-laws the Stimsons, he was a Democrat. He organized the Democratic party in Washington state and ran for both senator and governor, but was unsuccessful. A. Scott Bullitt served as national committeeman of the Democratic Party and was scheduled to nominate his friend Franklin Delano Roosevelt for president when he died of liver cancer in 1932. His wife Dorothy Stimson Bullitt took his place as delegate at the national convention in Chicago.

This photo shows the Bullitt's home in The Highlands. The Highlands is a private gated community founded in 1907 just north of Seattle on Puget Sound. Designed by the Olmsted Brothers, the community became home to many of Seattle's wealthiest families. In 1995 the community became part of Shoreline.

Handwritten on sleeve: Mr. Scott Bullit [sic] - Highlands Res. Grounds 5-11-31.
Photographer's Reference Number: 137568

Caption information source: History, The Highlands, https://www.thehighlandsseattle.org/history