Frank Stewart Scott

Frank Stewart Scott
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Waterloo South
In office
1915–1921
Preceded by George Adam Clare
Succeeded by William Elliott
Personal details
Born (1879-08-23)August 23, 1879
Galt, Ontario
Died February 13, 1943(1943-02-13) (aged 63)
Galt, Ontario
Political party Conservative

Frank Stewart Scott (August 23, 1879 February 13, 1943) was a Canadian shoe manufacturer and politician.[1]

Born in Galt, Ontario,[1] the son of Frank A. Scott and Mary Stewart, Scott graduated from the Galt Collegiate Institute. In 1897, he started working for the Galt Knitting Company. In 1899, he started a shoe manufacturing company with a partner, Edwin J. Getty. In 1906 the company, Getty & Scott Shoe Co. Ltd, was incorporated. In 1912, Scott became the sole owner and renamed the firm, Scott Shoe Company.[2] In 1904, he married Minnie L. Weir.[3]

From 1907 to 1908, he was a member of the Galt municipal council. He was reeve from 1909 to 1911 and mayor from 1912 to 1913. From 1908 to 1911, he was a member of the Waterloo County council and was reeve of Waterloo County from 1910 to 1911.[2]

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Waterloo South in a 1915 by-election called after the death of George Adam Clare. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1917 election. he was defeated in the 1921 election.[1] Scott died in Galt at the age of 63.[3]

Electoral Record

Canadian federal election, 1921: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ProgressiveWilliam Elliott 7,429 52.85
ConservativeFrank Stewart Scott 6,629 47.15 -9.83
Total valid votes 14,058 100.0
Progressive gain Swing
Canadian federal election, 1917: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Government (Unionist)Frank Stewart Scott 5,681 56.98
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Adam Thomson 2,894 29.02
LabourThomas Hall 1,396 14.00
Total valid votes 9,971 100.0
Government (Unionist) hold Swing
Canadian federal by-election, February 1, 1915: Waterloo South
Death of George Adam Clare
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeFrank Stewart Scott acclaimed
Total valid votes
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frank Stewart Scott – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. 1 2 "Hall of Fame Member: Francis Stewart Scott". City of Cambridge.
  3. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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