About John Scott
Lived 1822 – 1857 (aged 34–35). John Scott was a Canadian politician.
John Scott (1822 – May 1, 1857) was the first mayor of Bytown, later Ottawa, in 1847. He also served a second term as mayor in 1850. He concurrently served in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada representing Bytown from 1848 to 1851.
He was born in Brockville, Ontario in 1822. He studied law in Toronto and was called to the bar in the early 1840s. He came to Bytown to practice law in 1845.
Scott married Nancy Louisa Wright (1830–1901), daughter of Tiberuis Wright and Lois Ricker and a granddaughter of Philemon Wright, in 1850. By the 1850s Scott moved to Goderich, Ontario where he served as county judge, died in New York City and buried in Hull, Quebec.
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Who was John Scott?
first mayor of Bytown, later Ottawa, in 1847
When was John Scott born?
John Scott was born in 1822 in Brockville.
When did John Scott die?
John Scott died on 1 May 1857 in New York City.
What was John Scott's occupation?
John Scott was a politician.
What nationality was John Scott?
John Scott was Canadian.
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· DBpedia: John Scott (Canadian politician)
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