Edward Scott

Edward Scott (5 November 1852 – 24 May 1920) was an English-born politician in Western Australia. He became a member of the Legislative Council in 1886, and when representative self-government was achieved in 1890, he won the seat of Perth in the new Legislative Assembly. He was also Mayor of Perth from 1889 until 1891. A doctor by profession, he lived in Western Australia from 1875 until 1899, marrying into one of the colony's leading families and becoming involved with the socially prestigious Western Australian Turf Club.

Biography Scott was born in Axmouth, Devon, England, to John Scott, a gentleman farmer, and Anna Christiana Scott. He was educated at the nearby village of Chardstock, and then at St Thomas' Hospital in Lambeth, London, becoming a physician in 1873. He migrated to Western Australia on 27 March 1875 aboard Eulie and practised medicine at Greenough, Guildford and Perth, becoming a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1879. Scott was also a noted athlete, boxer, and swimmer. He also became a member of the Western Australian Turf Club, serving as a steward and then as chairman by 1890.

One of his sons, Frank Sholl Scott, practised medicine in Cornwall and represented England at rugby union in 1907. Frank Sholl Scott's third son, Edward Scott, also practised medicine at St Mary's Hospital and Oxford University and represented England in rugby, for whom he gained five caps, two as captain.