Richard William Scott

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The Hon. Sir Richard William Scott

Sir Richard William Scott
5th Mayor of Bytown
In office 1852–1853
Preceded by	Charles Sparrow
Succeeded by	J. B. Turgeon
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Ottawa
In office 1867–1874
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Daniel John O'Donoghue
2nd Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office December 07, 1871 – December 21, 1871
Preceded by	John Stevenson
Succeeded by	James Currie
Senator for Ottawa, Ontario
In office March 13, 1874 – April 23, 1913
Appointed by	Alexander Mackenzie
Personal details
Born	(1825-02-24)February 24, 1825 Prescott, Upper Canada
Died	April 23, 1913(1913-04-23) (aged 88) Ottawa, Ontario
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Other political affiliations	Ontario Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Mary Ann Heron
Cabinet	Provincial: Commissioner of Crown Lands Federal: Minister Without Portfolio Secretary of State of Canada Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (Acting) Minister of the Interior (Acting)
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Sir Richard William Scott, PC, KC (February 24, 1825 – April 23, 1913) was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister. ^[1]

He was born in Prescott, Ontario in 1825, a descendant of a family from County Clare. A lawyer by training, Scott was admitted to the bar in 1848 and established a practice in Bytown (now Ottawa). He became a member of municipal council in 1851, was mayor of Bytown in 1852, and held a seat in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1857 until 1863. With Canadian Confederation, Scott won a seat in the Ontario legislature as a Liberal representing Ottawa from 1867 to 1871. He was Speaker of the legislature briefly in December 1871 before being appointed to the provincial cabinet as Commissioner of Crown Lands. Scott played a leading role in passing legislation ensuring the rights of separate schools in Ontario.

In November 1873, he left provincial politics when he was appointed minister without portfolio by Alexander Mackenzie in the federal Cabinet. Mackenzie had become prime minister after Sir John A. Macdonald's government had been forced to resign due to the Pacific Scandal. Scott was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Mackenzie in January 1874, and became Secretary of State for Canada and Leader of the Government in the Senate. A supporter of temperance, he drafted the "Scott Act" which allowed any county or municipality in Canada to prohibit the retail sale of liquor by majority vote. With the defeat of the Liberal government in the 1878 election, Scott became Leader of the Opposition in the Senate until the return of the Liberals to government under Wilfrid Laurier. Scott resumed his old Cabinet position of Secretary of State. Scott retired from the cabinet in 1908, but remained in the Senate until his death in 1913.

Family

Mrs Mary A Scott by William James Topley

Richard William Scott married at Philadelphia, Pa., November 8, 1853, Mary Heron, daughter of John Heron and Frances, his wife. She was born and educated in Dublin, Ireland. The couple had two sons William L. Scott, Local Master in Chancery, and D Arcy Scott, Barrister, Ottawa and four daughters. Before her marriage, Mrs. Scott was a professional singer who toured in Canada and the United States as a member of "The Heron sisters." The couple lived at 274 Daly Avenue, Ottawa. She served on the Executive Committee of the National Council of Women, and as a Vice-President of the Local Council.^[2]

References

↑ Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005)
↑ Morgan, Henry James Types of Canadian women and of women who are or have been connected with Canada : (Toronto, 1903)

"Richard William Scott". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Richard William Scott – Parliament of Canada biography
Member's Parliamentary History at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Sir Richard Scott, PC , KC

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Luc Letellier de St.-Just	Leader of the Government in the Senate of Canada 1876-1878	Succeeded by Alexander Campbell
Preceded by David Mills	Leader of the Government in the Senate of Canada 1902-1908	Succeeded by Sir Richard John Cartwright

v t e Mayors of Ottawa

Bytown (1847-1855)	J. Scott J.B. Lewis Hervey Sparrow R.W. Scott Turgeon Friel

Ottawa (1855-2001)	J.B. Lewis McGillivray Workman Friel Dickinson Lyon Rochester Martineau Featherston Lyon-Fellowes Waller Bangs Mackintosh St. Jean Bate McDougal Stewart Erratt Birkett Durocher Cox Borthwick Bingham Payment Morris Davidson Cook J. Ellis Hastey D. Scott Champagne Hopewell Hinchey J. Ellis McVeity Porter Fisher Plant Watters Balharrie A. Ellis Allen Nolan J.E.S. Lewis Bourque Goodwin Whitton Nelms Reid Fogarty Benoit Greenberg Dewar Durrell Laviolette Holzman Watson Higdon

Ottawa (2001 amalgamation-present)	Chiarelli O'Brien Watson

v t e Ministers of the Interior

Secretaries of State for the Provinces (1867-1873)	Archibald Howe Aikins (acting) Gibbs

Ministers of the Interior of Canada (1873-1936)	Campbell Laird Scott (acting) Mills J. Macdonald Macpherson White J. Macdonald (acting) Dewdney Daly H. Macdonald Scott (acting) Sifton Laurier (acting) Oliver Rogers Roche Meighen Lougheed Stewart Stevens (acting) Bennett Stewart Murphy Crerar

v t e Secretaries of State of Canada

Langevin Aikins Christie Scott Aikins O'Connor Mousseau Chapleau Patterson Costigan Dickey Montague Ouimet (acting) Daly (acting) Tupper Scott Murphy Roche Coderre Blondin Patenaude Sévigny (acting) Meighen Burrell Sifton Drayton (acting) Monty Copp Foster Murphy (acting) Lapointe Perley Rinfret Cahan Rinfret Lapointe Casgrain McLarty Martin Gibson Bradley Pickersgill Pinard Fairclough Courtemanche Balcer Dorion Balcer Halpenny Pickersgill Lamontagne LaMarsh Connolly Marchand Pelletier Faulkner Roberts MacDonald Fox Regan Joyal McLean B. Bouchard Crombie L. Bouchard Weiner de Cotret Landry¹

¹The department was eliminated in 1993 when the government was reorganized. The position of Secretary of State for Canada was not legally eliminated until 1996 when its remaining responsibilities were assigned to other cabinet positions and departments, particularly the newly created position of Minister of Canadian Heritage.

v t e Superintendents-General of Indian Affairs

Langevin Howe Aikins (acting) Gibbs Campbell Laird Scott (acting) Mills Macdonald White Macdonald (acting) Dewdney Daly H. Macdonald Scott (acting) Sifton Laurier (acting) Oliver Rogers Roche Meighen Lougheed Stewart Stevens (acting) Bennett (acting) Stewart Mackenzie Murphy Crerar¹

¹The offices of Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Mines and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs were abolished and the office of Minister of Mines and Resources was created and came in force on December 1, 1936.

v t e Leaders of the Government in the Senate

Campbell Letellier de Saint-Just Scott Campbell Abbott Bowell Mowat Mills Scott Cartwright Lougheed Dandurand Ross Dandurand Willoughby Meighen Dandurand King Robertson Macdonald Haig Aseltine Brooks Macdonald Connolly Martin Perrault Flynn Perrault Olson MacEachen Roblin Murray Fairbairn Graham Boudreau Carstairs Austin LeBreton

v t e Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Stevenson Scott Currie Wells Clarke Baxter Ballantyne Balfour Evanturel Charlton St. John Crawford Hoyle Jamieson Parliament Thompson Black Kidd Hipel Clark Stewart Hepburn Davies Downer Murdoch Morrow Cass Reuter Rowe Stokes Turner Edighoffer Warner McLean Doyle Stockwell Carr Curling Brown Peters Levac

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Persondata
Name	Scott, Richard William
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	February 24, 1825
Place of birth	Prescott, Upper Canada
Date of death	April 23, 1913
Place of death	Ottawa, Ontario

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