| LC control no. | n 88664245 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Scott, John, 1824-1896 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Pittsburgh (Pa.) Huntingdon (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1824-07-14 |
| Death date | 1896-11-29 |
| Place of birth | Alexandria (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Law |
| Affiliation | Pennsylvania. Revenue Commission Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives United States. Congress. Senate Pennsylvania Railroad |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators Senators |
| Found in | Scott, John. Remarks of Mr. John Scott, 1885: title page (Mr. John Scott, General Solicitor Pennsylvania Railroad Company) Scott, John. Income tax, 1870: title page (Hon. John Scott, of Pennsylvania, delivered in the Senate of the United States, June 22 and 23, 1870) Biographical directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971: page 1668 (Scott, John (son of John Scott the Representative from Pennsylvania, 1784-1850); senator from Pennsylvania; born Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pa., July 24, 1824; attended Marshall College, Chambersburg, Pa; studied law; admitted to bar 1846 and practiced in Huntingdon, Pa., 1846-1869; prosecuting attorney 1846-1849; member of revenue commission in 1851; member of State house of representatives in 1852; elected as Republican to U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1875; moved to Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1875; general counsel of Pennsylvania Railroad 1875-1877 and general solicitor 1877-1895; died in Philadelphia, Pa., November 29, 1896) <https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hl181y&seq=1672> |
| Associated language | eng |
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