John Scott (Queensland politician)

John Scott
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Clermont
In office
22 June 1868  1 October 1868
Preceded by Charles Fitzsimmons
Succeeded by Robert Travers Atkin
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Leichhardt
In office
13 September 1870  4 November 1873
Preceded by Gordon Sandeman
Succeeded by Seat abolished
In office
14 November 1878  5 May 1888
Serving with Charles Royds, Edmund Royds
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Springsure
In office
4 November 1873  14 November 1878
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
23 August 1888  26 June 1890
Personal details
Born (1821-06-20)20 June 1821
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died 2 July 1898(1898-07-02) (aged 77)
Lucerne, Brisbane, Queensland
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Nationality Scottish
Spouse(s) Agnes Thomson
Occupation Squatter
Religion Presbyterian

John Scott (20 June 1821 – 2 July 1898) was a grazier, company director and politician in colonial Queensland.

Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of John Scott and his wife Marion Purves. John Scott junior's wife was Agnes Thomson who died in July 1892.

Business life

Scott was educated at St Andrew's University and Edinburgh University, where he studied medicine. He arrived in New South Wales in 1843. For a time he was a squatter in Goulburn, New South Wales. Between 1851 and 1852 he was in the United Kingdom. He went to Queensland in 1855. He stocked Palm-Tree Creek, Dawson which he sold in 1865 but acquired further stations. Scott was a director of City Mutual Life Assurance Society and vice president of The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland. Scott was a trustee of Brisbane Grammar School from 1874 to 1888 and Honorary Treasurer from 1877 to 1886.[1]

Political career

Scott was both a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and the Queensland Legislative Council in a political career lasting from 1868 till 1890.[2]

He was Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly, 15 November 1871 to 1 September 1873 and 21 January 1879 to 26 July 1883.[2]

Scott died at Lucerne,[2] Milton, Brisbane, Queensland in 1898 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[3]

Family

John Scott and his wife Agnes had five children:[4]

References

  1. BGS Annals 1869-1922: Stuart Stephenson, BGS Headmaster 1928-1939
  2. 1 2 3 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. "Brisbane City Council - Online - Grave Location Search". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  4. Record: The University of Sydney Archives 2010: Ada's Story, Jill Brown p. 23
  5. George Neville Griffiths: Parliament of New South Walws - former members
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Charles Fitzsimmons
Member for Clermont
1868
Succeeded by
Robert Travers Atkin
Preceded by
Gordon Sandeman
Member for Leichhardt
1870 – 1873
Abolished
New seat Member for Springsure
1873 – 1878
Abolished
New seat Member for Leichhardt
1878 – 1888
Served alongside: Charles Royds, Edmund Royds
Abolished
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