David Scott (1848 – 10 January 1927) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the

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. Scott was born at

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and began work in a brickfield when ten years old. He served apprenticeship as an ironmoulder. He travelled to

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in 1874 and settled in

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and became a foreman ironmoulder with the Rodgers engineering works. He spent two years in

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. He married Margaret Malone in about 1878 and they had issue three daughters and six sons. Scott was elected as the member for

in 1891, but was defeated in 1894. In 1917 he married for the second time to Emma Roe, but they had no children. He died in the Newcastle suburb of Adamstown.

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Colony of New South Wales people Protectionist Party politicians 1848 births 1927 deaths {{Australia-politician-stub