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Abram M. Scott

American politician (1785–1833)

Summary

American politician (1785–1833)

Field	Value
name	Abram Marshall Scott
image	Abram Marshall Scott.jpg
image_size	220px
order1	7th
office1	Governor of Mississippi
lieutenant1	Fountain Winston (1832)
Office abolished (1832–1833)
term_start1	January 9, 1832
term_end1	June 12, 1833
predecessor1	Gerard Brandon
successor1	Charles Lynch
order2	5th
office2	Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
governor2	Gerard Brandon
term_start2	January 1828
term_end2	January 9, 1832
predecessor2	Gerard Brandon
successor2	Fountain Winston
office3	Member of the Mississippi State Senate
term3	1822
term_start4	1826
term_end4	1827
birth_date
birth_place	Edgefield County, South Carolina
death_date
death_place	Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.

Office abolished (1832–1833) Abram Marshall Scott (March 13, 1785June 12, 1833) was a politician in Mississippi. He was born in Edgefield County in the Province of South Carolina. He was an early settler of Wilkinson County, Mississippi and was instrumental in founding the town of Woodville, Mississippi. He held local political offices before his election to the Mississippi State Senate. As President of the Mississippi Senate he also served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. He belonged to the National Republican Party.

Early life

Abram Marshall Scott was born in 1785 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. He migrated to Wilkinson County, Mississippi early in his life, where he would serve as a tax collector. During the War of 1812, Scott served as a lieutenant in the 1st Mississippi Regiment of Volunteers.

Political career

Scott served as a delegate during Mississippi's Constitutional Convention of 1817, before serving in the state senate in 1822 and 1826–1827. In 1828, Scott was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, and in 1832, he was sworn in as the seventh Governor of Mississippi, having defeated Hiram Runnels in the general election of August 1831.

During Scott's administration, the State of South Carolina attempted to nullify a tariff passed by the United States Congress, leading to the Nullification Crisis, in which South Carolina's government threatened to secede from the United States. Like other southern states, Mississippi did not support South Carolina's actions, defusing the crisis.

In 1832, Mississippi ratified a new constitution, which led to a special election for public officials under the new constitution in May 1833. Scott was defeated by Hiram Runnels in this election, but due to disputes over the legality of the special election, Scott was permitted to remain in office. He served until he died on June 12, 1833, due to a cholera epidemic in Jackson, and was succeeded by Charles Lynch.

He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi. Scott County, Mississippi is named in his honor.

References

(2012-01-10). "Abram Marshall Scott".
Sansing, David. (Dec 2003). "Abram M. Scott".

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