John Scott (1822 – May 1, 1857) was the first mayor of Bytown, later Ottawa, in 1847.[1] He also served a second term as mayor in 1850. He concurrently served in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada representing Bytown from 1848 to 1851.[2]
John Scott | |
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| Mayor of Bytown | |
| In office 1847–1847 | |
| Succeeded by | John Bower Lewis |
| In office 1850–1850 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Hervey |
| Succeeded by | Charles Sparrow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1822 Brockville, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | May 1, 1857 New York City, New York, United States |
| Spouse | Nancy Louisa Wright |
He was born in Brockville, Ontario in 1822. He studied law in Toronto and was called to the bar in the early 1840s. He came to Bytown to practice law in 1845.
Scott married Nancy Louisa Wright (1830–1901), daughter of Tiberuis Wright and Lois Ricker and a granddaughter of Philemon Wright, in 1850.[3] By the 1850s Scott moved to Goderich, Ontario where he served as county judge, died in New York City and buried in Hull, Quebec.[4]
References edit
- ^ Judge John Scott
- ^ Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005)
- ^ Nancy Louisa Wright
- ^ Mullington, Dave (2005). Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948). ISBN 9781897113172.
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