About Thomas B. Scott
Lived 1829 – 1886 (aged 57). Thomas B. Scott was an American politician.
Thomas B. Scott (February 8, 1829 – October 7, 1886) was President Pro Tem of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography 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. Scott married Ann E. Neeves and they had four children. He died of Bright's disease on October 7, 1886.
Career Scott was a member of the Senate from 1873 to 1882. 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.
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