US Congressman. When he was 17 he moved to the Indiana territory with his family. Scott graduated from Princeton College, studied law, and began a practice in Ste. Genevieve in 1806. He served in the War of 1812 as a 1st Lt in the First Missouri Calvary. Later in 1812, he was appointed to Missouri Territory's first legislature, and was later appointed to the Governor's Council, the Council of Nine. In 1816 he presented credentials certifying his election as Missouri Territory's non-voting Delegate in the US House of Representatives and served from August, 1816 to January, 1817, when the election was voided and the seat declared vacant. In 1817 he was elected again as Missouri's Delegate, and served from August, 1817 to March, 1821. When Missouri became a state Scott was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican. He was reelected once as an Adams-Clay Republican and once as an Adams Republican, serving from August, 1821 to March, 1827. In his final term Scott was Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands. Scott supported John Quincy Adams for President in 1824 while the majority of Missouri favored Andrew Jackson. As a result, Scott lost his political support and was defeated for reelection in 1826, afterward resuming the practice of law in Ste. Genevieve. In his later years he lived in retirement in Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis. Scott County, Missouri was named for him.
US Congressman. When he was 17 he moved to the Indiana territory with his family. Scott graduated from Princeton College, studied law, and began a practice in Ste. Genevieve in 1806. He served in the War of 1812 as a 1st Lt in the First Missouri Calvary. Later in 1812, he was appointed to Missouri Territory's first legislature, and was later appointed to the Governor's Council, the Council of Nine. In 1816 he presented credentials certifying his election as Missouri Territory's non-voting Delegate in the US House of Representatives and served from August, 1816 to January, 1817, when the election was voided and the seat declared vacant. In 1817 he was elected again as Missouri's Delegate, and served from August, 1817 to March, 1821. When Missouri became a state Scott was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican. He was reelected once as an Adams-Clay Republican and once as an Adams Republican, serving from August, 1821 to March, 1827. In his final term Scott was Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands. Scott supported John Quincy Adams for President in 1824 while the majority of Missouri favored Andrew Jackson. As a result, Scott lost his political support and was defeated for reelection in 1826, afterward resuming the practice of law in Ste. Genevieve. In his later years he lived in retirement in Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis. Scott County, Missouri was named for him.
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