About Harvey D. Scott
Lived 1818 – 1891 (aged 72). Harvey D. Scott was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
Harvey David Scott (October 18, 1818 – July 11, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1857.
Scott was the father of rhetorician Fred Newton Scott.
Biography Born near Ashtabula, Ohio, Scott attended the public schools and the Asbury (now De Pauw) University at Greencastle, Indiana. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Indiana. He held several local offices.
Congress Scott was elected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).
Later career and death He resumed the practice of law, serving as judge of the circuit court of Vigo County from 1881 to 1884.
He moved to California in 1887 and died in Pasadena on July 11, 1891. He was interred in Mountain View Cemetery.
Family Scott was the father of rhetorician Fred Newton Scott.
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Who was Harvey D. Scott?
American politician (1818-1891)
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Harvey D. Scott was born on 18 October 1818 in Ashtabula.
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Harvey D. Scott died on 11 July 1891 in Pasadena.
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Harvey D. Scott was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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