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John Scott (abt. 1822 - 1857)

John Scott
Born about in Brockville, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Upper Canadamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Died at about age 35 in New York City, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Preceded by
position created
Mayor of Bytown
1847
Succeeded by
John Bower Lewis
Preceded by
Robert Hervey
Mayor of Bytown
1850
Succeeded by
Charles Sparrow
Preceded by
William Stewart
Member of Parliament for Bytown in the Province of Canada
1848-1851
Succeeded by
Daniel McLachlin

John was born about 1822. He was the representative for Bytown (Ottawa) in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the 3rd Parliamentary session.[1] John was also the first mayor of the newly incorporated Bytown in 1847, and again in 1850.[2][3] He passed away about 1857.

Sources

  1. Côté, Joseph-Olivier. Political Appointments and Elections in the Province of Canada, 1841 to 1860. St. Michel & Darveau, Job Printers, Quebec, 1860, p. 48. Accessed via https://archive.org/details/politicalappoint00cotj_0 on 27 August, 2020.
  2. Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948) By Dave Mullington. Pages 5-8.
  3. City of Ottawa, Twitter, posted 3 June 2017. https://twitter.com/ottawacity/status/871007353600192515 accessed 27 August, 2020.




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