Francis Scott (MP)

For other people named Francis Scott, see Francis Scott (disambiguation).

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] He was MP for Roxburghshire from 1841 to 1847, and for Berwickshire from 1847 to 1859.^[2] From 1866 to 1876 he was master of the Surrey Union hounds, and actively promoted the Hunt Servants' Benefit Society.^[3]

References

^ Scott, Francis in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
^ Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921
^ British sports and sportsmen, 15 vols.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Edmund Elliot	Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire 1841 – 1847	Succeeded by John Edmund Elliot
Preceded by Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell	Member of Parliament for Berwickshire 1847 – 1859	Succeeded by David Robertson

Persondata
Name	Scott, Francis
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	31 January 1806
Place of birth
Date of death	9 March 1884
Place of death