Thomas Alison Scott (1865 - 21 October 1946) was a member of the

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Early life

Scott was born at

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, the son of Andrew Scott and his wife Christina (née Brodie). He took up pastoral pursuits and by 1922 was a hotel manager. In 1937 he was working as a caretaker in

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. On the 27 Oct 1887 he married Eva Zerbe (died 1914)Family history research
— Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 14 April 2016. with the marriage producing five sons and three daughters. Scott died in October 1946 and his funeral moved from the funeral parlour of K.M. Smith at

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to the

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— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

Public life

Scott, representing the Labour Party, won the seat of Murilla in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the

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. He held the seat until 1907 by which time he had joined the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Thomas Alison Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1865 births 1946 deaths Burials at Lutwyche Cemetery Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland