American banker and politician from Vermont
Walter F. Scott
In office 1915–1923Governor Preceded by Edward H. Deavitt Succeeded by Thomas H. Cave In office 1908–1909Preceded by Henry Otis Carpenter Dan Demin Burditt John Emory Buxton William H. Rowland Succeeded by Henry B. Barden Henry L. Clark Samuel R. Hitchcock Egbert Clayton Tuttle In office 1906–1907Preceded by Lewis J. Fortier Succeeded by Tom W. Ray
Born (1856-12-05 ) December 5, 1856Barre, Vermont , USDied February 15, 1938(1938-02-15) (aged 81)Brandon, Vermont , US Resting place Greenwood Cemetery , St. Albans , Vermont Political party Republican Spouse Lucretia Ballard (m. 1920) Education Goddard Seminary Occupation Banker Farmer
Walter F. Scott (December 5, 1856 – February 15, 1938) was an American banker and politician from Brandon, Vermont . A Republican , he served in the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate , and as Vermont State Treasurer .
Biography
Scott was born in Barre, Vermont on December 5, 1856.[ 1] He was educated at Goddard Seminary in Barre. In 1873 he became a resident of Brandon .[ 2]
Banking career
He worked as a clerk for the Central Vermont Railway .[ 3] In 1880 he began a banking career as a teller at the Brandon National Bank. Scott became the bank's cashier in 1883.[ 4]
Scott also operated a farm, which included breeding Ayrshire cattle .[ 5]
Political career
A Republican , he served as Brandon's town treasurer and a justice of the peace for many years.[ 6] He represented Brandon in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1906.[ 7] In 1908 he served in the Vermont Senate .[ 8]
State treasurer
In 1914 Scott was the successful Republican nominee for state treasurer.[ 9] He was reelected in 1916, 1918, and 1920, and served from 1915 to 1923.[ 10]
Later career
Scott became president of the Brandon National Bank, and remained active until his death.[ 11]
Fraternal memberships
In addition to being active in Brandon's Masonic lodge, Scott was active in both Royal Arch Masonry and the Knights Templar .[ 12]
Family
Having remained a bachelor until he was over 60, in 1920 Scott married Lucretia Ballard, the divorced mother of a son who was born in 1920.[ 13]
Death and burial
Scott died in Brandon on February 15, 1938.[ 14] He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in St. Albans, Vermont .
References
^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography . Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 308 . scott, walter f. 1856.
^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
^ Winslow, C. M. (1902). Ayrshire Herd Record . Vol. 14. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Co. p. 301.
^ Bigelow, Walter J. (1919). Vermont, Its Government . Montpelier, VT: Historical Publishing Company. pp. 22–23.
^ Vermont, Its Government
^ Vermont, Its Government
^ Vermont General Assembly (1919). Vermont Legislative Directory . Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 452.
^ Merrill, Perry Henry (1975). Vermont Under Four Flags: A History of the Green Mountain State, 1635-1975 . Montpelier, VT: Perry H. Merrill. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-9605806-1-3 .
^ Stone, Arthur F. (1929). The Vermont of Today, with its Historic Background, Attractions and People . New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 462.
^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
^ "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008 for Walter F Scott" . Ancestry.com . Provo, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. February 14, 1920.
^ "Banker Dies Suddenly" . Biddeford Daily Journal . Biddeford, ME. Associated Press. February 15, 1938. p. 2.
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