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Walter F. Scott, Vermont Treasurer.

Walter F. Scott (December 5, 1856 -- February 15, 1938) was a banker and politician who served 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.[15]

References

  1. ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 308. scott, walter f. 1856.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
  5. ^ Winslow, C. M. (1902). Ayrshire Herd Record. Vol. 14. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Co. p. 301.
  6. ^ Bigelow, Walter J. (1919). Vermont, Its Government. Montpelier, VT: Historical Publishing Company. pp. 22–23.
  7. ^ Vermont, Its Government
  8. ^ Vermont, Its Government
  9. ^ Vermont General Assembly (1919). Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 452.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Stone, Arthur F. (1929). The Vermont of Today, with its Historic Background, Attractions and People. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 462.
  12. ^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
  13. ^ "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008 for Walter F Scott". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. February 14, 1920.
  14. ^ "Banker Dies Suddenly". Biddeford Daily Journal. Biddeford, ME. Associated Press. February 15, 1938. p. 2.
  15. ^ Walter F. Scott at Find a Grave
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