George Adam Scott (December 11, 1874 – 1963) was a Canadian provincial politician. He was born in either

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, Manitoba,The Story of Saskatchewan and its People
, Volume III, John Hawkes, 1924 to John and Jane (Bell) Scott, the fifth of eight children. His father was an active member of the

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, and once ran for public office, but lost. His cousin

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served as premier of Saskatchewan. After finishing elementary school in

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, Scott attended the Collegiate Institute at

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, and later a similar institute in

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. He prepared for a teaching profession at the

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of Winnipeg, after which he taught for seven years, three of which he was the principal of the public schools of

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. He then moved to

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to work for the Western Farm & Hail Insurance Company. This lasted for one year, after which he moved to

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While in Davidson, Scott became active for politics, and was elected as a

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to the

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for the newly created constituency of Arm River in 1908. He held the riding for 5 consecutive terms spanning 20 years, and served as

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from 1919 until 1925.Saskatchewan Executive and Legislative Directory
/ref> He retired from the Legislature in 1928 after being named income tax inspector for Regina, and in the subsequent

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, Liberal

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was elected as member for Arm River. During this time he also served as chairman of the Davidson board of education. After retiring from the Legislature, he worked for 15 years as an inspector for the Saskatchewan tax department, after which he retired to

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, living in Bassino,

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, and finally

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in 1958. He was married to Elta Mary Elliot (?-1960) and had five children: Jean (Belcher), Claire (Elliott), Walter E., John Wilfrid, and James McNeal. Scott was a

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, being the first master of the Davidson Lodge, a member of the

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, and an avid curler, having won the grand challenge cup a number of times. Scott died in Calgary.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, George Adam Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1874 births 1963 deaths People from Davidson, Saskatchewan