About D'Arcy Scott
Lived 1872 – 1926 (aged 54). D'Arcy Scott was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
D'Arcy Scott (8 March 1872 – 1 October 1926), the son of Sir Richard William Scott, was mayor of Ottawa from 1907 to 1908.
Scott was a prominent Ottawa lawyer. Like his father before him, he handled the Canadian Pacific Railway's legal business in Ottawa. He played an important role in the construction of Union Station, now the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa. In 1908 he was appointed chief assistant commissioner of the Board of Railway Commissioners, the predecessor of the Canadian Transportation Agency.
In his youth Scott was an active member of the Ottawa Canoe Club and a competitive paddler; in 1893 and 1897 he won the American Canoe Association paddling championship and in 1894 and 1895 he placed second.
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Who was D'Arcy Scott?
Canadian lawyer and politician
When was D'Arcy Scott born?
D'Arcy Scott was born on 8 March 1872.
When did D'Arcy Scott die?
D'Arcy Scott died on 1 October 1926.
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D'Arcy Scott was a lawyer and politician.
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D'Arcy Scott was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). D'Arcy Scott. https://biography.guide/d-arcy-scott/
MLA: "D'Arcy Scott." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/d-arcy-scott/.
Chicago: "D'Arcy Scott." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/d-arcy-scott/.
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