Owen Scott (July 6, 1848 – December 21, 1928) was a

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from

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. Born on a farm in Jackson Township, Illinois, Scott attended the common schools, a private school in Kinmundy and the State normal school in

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. He taught school. He also served as the Superintendent of Schools for Effingham County, Illinois from 1873 to 1881. He studied law. He was

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in 1873 and commenced practice in

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. He engaged in newspaper work, where he published the Effingham Democrat. He served as mayor of Effingham in 1882, and the City Attorney in 1883 and 1884. He moved to Bloomington, Illinois, in 1884 and became proprietor and manager of the Bloomington Daily and Weekly Bulletins. Afterwards, he was appointed as the Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue by

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. He served as chairman of the Illinois Democratic convention at Springfield, Illinois, in 1888. Scott was elected as a

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to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. He moved to Decatur, Illinois, in 1899 and managed the Decatur Herald until 1904, when he engaged in the insurance business. He retired from the insurance business in 1921 to become secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Illinois, which position he held until his death in Decatur, Illinois, December 21, 1928. He was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Owen 1848 births 1928 deaths People from Decatur, Illinois Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois