Francis Scott (British politician)

Francis Scott (31 January 1806, Mertoun, Berwickshire – 9 March 1884, Send Hurst near Guildford) was a British politician.

For other people named Francis Scott, see Francis Scott (disambiguation).

Scott was the youngest son of Hugh Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he read for the bar at the Middle Temple.[1] In 1835 he married the daughter of the Rev. Charles Boultbee.[2] He was MP for Roxburghshire from 1841 to 1847, and for Berwickshire from 1847 to 1859.[3] Between 1844 and 1851, Scott acted as the Parliamentary Agent for the New South Wales, representing the interests of the New South Wales Legislative Council in the House of Commons.[2][4][5][6] From 1866 to 1876 he was master of the Surrey Union hounds, and actively promoted the Hunt Servants' Benefit Society.[7]

References
  1. "Scott, Francis (id-SCT823F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. Dod, Charles. Dod's parliamentary companion. Vol. 15. London: Whittaker & Co. p. 213. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081634291.
  3. Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921
  4. "Legislative Council, Thursday, September 19". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XVIII, no. 2294. New South Wales Australia. 20 September 1844. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Political Gazette, the Honorable Francis Scott, MP". Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal. Vol. IX, no. 1914. Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Lowe, R. (17 November 1851). "Anti-Transportation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XXXI, no. 4526. New South Wales Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. British sports and sportsmen, 15 vols.


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