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Thomas B. Scott (February 8, 1829 – October 7, 1886) was President Pro Tem of the
Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those o ...
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Biography

Scott was born on February 8, 1829, in Roxburghshire, Scotland. He apparently settled in Dekorra, Wisconsin, in 1848 and what is now
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Wisconsin River. The population was 18,877 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Marshfield, Wisconsin, M ...
, in 1851. He was involved in the lumbering business. Scott married Ann E. Neeves and they had four children. He died of
Bright's disease Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. It was characterized by swelling and the presence of albumin in the urine. It was frequently accompanied ...
on October 7, 1886.


Career

Scott was a member of the Senate from 1873 to 1882. He was President Pro Tem for two terms. Other positions he held include County Clerk and County Treasurer of Wood County, Wisconsin, a delegate to the
1880 Republican National Convention The 1880 Republican National Convention was held from June 2 to June 8, 1880, at the Interstate Exposition Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Delegates nominated James A. Garfield of Ohio and Chester A. Arthur of New York (state), N ...
and Mayor of Merrill, Wisconsin. The town of Scott in Lincoln County was named in his honor.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Thomas People from the Scottish Borders 19th-century Scottish people Scottish emigrants to the United States Politicians from Columbia County, Wisconsin People from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin People from Merrill, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators County clerks in Wisconsin 1829 births 1886 deaths 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature 19th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin