Francis Scott (31 January 1806, Mertoun, Berwickshire – 9 March 1884, Send Hurst near Guildford) was a British politician.
Scott was the youngest son of Hugh Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he read for the bar at the Middle Temple.[1] In 1835 he married the daughter of the Rev. Charles Boultbee.[2] He was MP for Roxburghshire from 1841 to 1847, and for Berwickshire from 1847 to 1859.[3] Between 1844 and 1851, Scott acted as the Parliamentary Agent for the New South Wales, representing the interests of the New South Wales Legislative Council in the House of Commons.[2][4][5][6]From 1866 to 1876 he was master of the Surrey Union hounds, and actively promoted the Hunt Servants' Benefit Society.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Scott, Francis (id-SCT823F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b Dod, Charles. Dod's parliamentary companion. Vol. 15. London: Whittaker & Co. p. 213. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081634291.
- ^ Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921
- ^ "Legislative Council, Thursday, September 19". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XVIII, no. 2294. New South Wales Australia. 20 September 1844. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Political Gazette, the Honorable Francis Scott, MP". Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal. Vol. IX, no. 1914. Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Lowe, R. (17 November 1851). "Anti-Transportation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XXXI, no. 4526. New South Wales Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ British sports and sportsmen, 15 vols.
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