John Scott (December 25, 1784 – September 22, 1850) was a member of the

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from

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Biography

John Scott (father of Pennsylvania Senator John Scott and of the 1868 candidate for Governor of Florida, George Washington Scott) was born at Marsh Creek, Pennsylvania, near

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. He moved to

Alexandria, Pennsylvania Alexandria is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 388 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the ...

, in 1806 and was engaged as tanner and

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. He served as major in the

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. He was a member of the

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in 1819 and 1820. Scott was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the

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. He resumed his former business pursuits and retired from business in 1842. He died in

in 1850. He was interred in Alexandria Cemetery. Scott married Agnes Irvine in 1821, Agnes is the namesake of

Agnes Scott Agnes Scott College is a private women's liberal arts college in Decatur, Georgia. The college enrolls approximately 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and is considered one of th ...

College in Decatur Georgia.

References

The Political Graveyard
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