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Sir Joseph Scott, 1st Baronet (1752–1828) was an 
In 1799 he served as
English
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landowner and politician.
He was the son of William Scott (d. 1753) of Great Barr Hall
Great Barr Hall is an 18th-century mansion situated at Pheasey, Walsall, on the border with Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It has associations with the Lunar Society and is a Grade II listed building. It is, however, in a very p ...
, then in Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
. In around 1777 he replaced the hall with a new building.
In 1799 he served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire This is a list of the sheriffs and high sheriffs of Staffordshire.
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and was member of parliament
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for Worcester
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in 1802–1806.
On 30 April 1806 he was created 1st Baronet of the Baronetage Scott of Great Barr.
He married Margaret Whitby by whom he had three children, one daughter Mary who died aged 15 and two sons Edward Dolman Scott
Sir Edward Dolman Scott, 2nd Baronet (22 October 1793 – 27 December 1852) was an English landowner and a Whig politician.
He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Scott of Great Barr and inherited the estate at Great Barr Hall on the death of his fat ...
who succeeded him in 1828, and William Scott who became Vicar of Great Barr.
References
* ''The Baronetage of England'' John Debrett (1839) p 327External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Joseph 1752 births 1828 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1802–1806 High Sheriffs of Staffordshire English landowners Great Barr