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Edward Scott (died 1646)

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Sir Edward Scott (c 1578 – 1646) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1626.

Scott was the son of Sir Thomas Scott of Scots Hall, Kent. He matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford on 25 October 1589, aged 11. In 1625 he was Sheriff of Kent. He was appointed Knight of the Order of the Bath in 1626. In 1626, he was elected Member of Parliament for Kent.[1] He was elected MP for Hythe in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Kent
1626
With: Sir Edward Hales
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hythe
1628–1629
With: Sir Peter Heyman
Parliament suspended until 1640