Charles L. Scott
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Charles Lewis Scott (January 23, 1827 – April 30, 1899) is a former American Democratic politician from California.
Charles L. Scott was born 1827 in Richmond, Virginia. He attended the public schools and Richmond Academy. In 1846 he graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847, practicing in Richmond. During the 1849 California Gold Rush he went to California and mined gold. In 1851, he resumed practicing law in Sonora.
Scott was a member of the State assembly during 1854–1856. In 1856 he was elected to the 35th Congress, serving until 1861. In Congress he met several famous men of the day and he married a young woman he met in Mobile, Alabama.
When the American Civil War began he resigned his seat in Congress and joined the Fourth Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry, of the Confederate Army, serving as major. He never returned to California. In 1861 he suffered a serious leg wound at the First Battle of Bull Run. His leg hurt so much that he resigned his commission in 1862, after the Battle of Seven Pines.
After the war, Scott farmed in Wilcox County, Alabama, then during 1869–1879 was a journalist. He was a delegate to every Democratic National Convention from the end of the Civil War to 1896. In 1885, he was appointed by President Cleveland as minister Venezuela, serving until he resigned in 1889. He returned to the U.S. and farmed.
Scott died 1899 near Mount Pleasant, Monroe County, Alabama, and is buried at a private cemetery at Cedar Hill, Alabama.
[edit] Further reading
- Scott, Charles L. [1890s] (1997). Adventures of Charles L. Scott, Esq. Monroeville, Ala.: Samuel F. Crook, Jr.. OCLC 36764750.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Philemon T. Herbert |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 2nd congressional district 1857–1861 |
Succeeded by Aaron A. Sargent |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Jehu Baker |
United States Minister to Venezuela 24 June 1885–18 January 1889 |
Succeeded by William L. Scruggs |
