William Grason Scott (died April 5, 1882) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

, representing

Harford County Harford County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 260,924. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County is included in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is al ...

from 1878 to 1880.

Early life

William Grason Scott was born to Otho Scott. His father was one of the first lawyers in Maryland. He was the grandson of Maryland governor William Grason and nephew of judge Richard Grason. He attended Mount St. Mary's University and finished his studies in Germany and France. He studied law under

Henry D. Farnandis Henry Dorsey Farnandis (April 1817 – March 8, 1900) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He represented Harford County as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1847 and 1849 and as a member of the Maryland Senate from ...

Career

Scott was a

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. He served as a member of the

, representing

from 1878 to 1880.

Personal life

Scott was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Scott died from scarlet fever on April 5, 1882, at the age of 35, at Guy's Hotel in

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. He was buried at St. Ignatius Cemetery.

References

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