Sir Robert Townley Scott Imperial Service Order, ISO (30 December 18413 August 1922) was a senior official in the Australian Public Service. He was appointed Departmental secretary, Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department in 1901, the year of Federation of Australia, Australia's Federation.

Life and career

Scott was born on 30 December 1841 in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England. He and his family emigrated to Australia in 1848, arriving in Brisbane in December of that year. Scott was appointed first secretary of the new Australian Government Postmaster-General's Department, by fellow Brisbanite James Drake (politician), James Drake, prompting allegations of state bias. Robert Scott died in his home in Brisbane on 3 August 1922.

Awards

Scott was awarded an Imperial Service Order in May 1903. In December 1909 he was appointed a Knight Bachelor.

References

1841 births 1922 deaths English emigrants to Australia Australian Knights Bachelor Australian Companions of the Imperial Service Order 20th-century Australian public servants {{Australia-gov-bio-stub