Frank Stewart Scott
| Frank Stewart Scott | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Waterloo South | |
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In office 1915–1921 | |
| Preceded by | George Adam Clare |
| Succeeded by | William Elliott |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 23, 1879 Galt, Ontario |
| Died |
February 13, 1943 (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 | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive | William Elliott | 7,429 | 52.85 | – | ||||
| Conservative | Frank Stewart Scott | 6,629 | 47.15 | -9.83 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,058 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive gain | Swing | – | ||||||
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015. | ||||||||
| 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 | – | ||||
| Labour | Thomas Hall | 1,396 | 14.00 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,971 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) hold | Swing | – | ||||||
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2015. | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, February 1, 1915: Waterloo South Death of George Adam Clare | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | Frank Stewart Scott | acclaimed | – | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | – | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | – | ||||||
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2015. | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 Frank Stewart Scott – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1 2 "Hall of Fame Member: Francis Stewart Scott". City of Cambridge.
- 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.