Thomas Scott (October 31, 1772 – February 13, 1856) was Clerk of the

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from 1803 to 1809 and an

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Judge from 1809 to 1816. Thomas Scott was born at Oldtown, Frederick (now Allegany) County, Maryland. Howe 1891 : 192 At age eighteen, he was ordained to preach in the

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church and, in 1793, was placed in charge of the

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circuit. In May 1796, he married Catherine Wood. Evans 1917 : 160-162 He learned the art of tailoring, and studied law under James Brown of

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. He practiced in Flemingsburgh, Kentucky, in 1799 and 1800. Scott came to

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, early in 1801, and was licensed to practice in June, 1801. He was Clerk of the

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Legislature that winter. In November, 1802, he was secretary at the State Constitutional Convention. He was first justice of the peace in Ross County, and was clerk of the

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1803–1809. He was Prosecuting Attorney of Ross County, 1804 and 1805. In 1809, Scott was chosen Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court, serving until he resigned July 25, 1815. He was elected to the

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in 1815, and did not seek re-election. Ohio 1917 : 258 Scott was a Whig until

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blocked his appointment as Federal District Judge. He then became a

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, remaining so until the candidacy of General

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in 1840, after which he returned to the Whigs. From 1829 to 1845, Scott served as register of public lands at the Chillicothe

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. When he died February 13, 1856, at Chillicothe, he had been active as a lawyer longer than anyone in Ohio, and "probably, longer a preacher of the gospel than any other minister in the United States." He is buried at Grandview Cemetery.The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Thomas Scott
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