Amos Scott (November 21, 1859 - ?) was a businessman and judge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He was elected a magistrate in 1921 and became the first African American to hold that office in Philadelphia.[2][3] He and Max Barber were leading political figures in Philadelphia's African American community.[4] December 31, 1924 he was reported to have been cleared after an investigation.
He was born in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania. He married Malvina Gurley and had 3 daughters. He operated Hotel Scott on 12th and Pine streets.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. April 23, 1922 – via Google Books.
- ^ Tribune, Philadelphia (September 17, 1921). "Amos Scott". Philadelphia Tribune.
- ^ People, National Association for the Advancement of Colored (April 23, 1922). "Amos Scott". The Crisis, April 1922, p. 269.
- ^ ""Asking for Justice and Fair Play" African American Legislators and Civil Rights in Early Twentieth-Century Pennsylvania, Eric Ledell Smith, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission". Archived from the original on 2022-05-24.
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