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Thomas B. Scott (February 8, 1829 – October 7, 1886) was President Pro Tem of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
[edit]Scott was born on February 8, 1829, in Roxburghshire, Scotland. He apparently settled in Dekorra, Wisconsin, in 1848 and what is now Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, in 1851. He was involved in the lumbering business.[1][2] Scott married Ann E. Neeves and they had four children. He died of Bright's disease on October 7, 1886.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Scott was a member of the Senate from 1873 to 1882.[4] He was President Pro Tem for two terms. Other positions he held include County Clerk and County Treasurer of Wood County, Wisconsin, a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention and Mayor of Merrill, Wisconsin. The town of Scott in Lincoln County was named in his honor.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Thomas B. Scott". The Neenah Daily Times. Neenah, WI. October 9, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved November 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "The Death of Thomas B. Scott". Janesville Daily Gazette. Janesville, WI. October 8, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved November 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Scott, Sr., Thomas B." WIGenWeb. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ↑ "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 1882. p. 532. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ↑ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
- People from the Scottish Borders
- 19th-century Scottish people
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Politicians from Columbia County, Wisconsin
- People from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
- People from Merrill, Wisconsin
- Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
- County clerks in Wisconsin
- 1829 births
- 1886 deaths
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
- 19th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin