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Harvey D. Scott

American politician

Summary

American politician

Field	Value
birthname	Harvey David Scott
name	Henry D. Scott
state	Indiana
district	7th
term_start	March 4, 1855
term_end	March 3, 1857
predecessor	John G. Davis
successor	John G. Davis
restingplace	Mountain View Cemetery
birth_date
birth_place	Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Pasadena, California, U.S.
party	Indiana People's Party
children	Fred Newton Scott

Harvey David Scott (October 18, 1818 – July 11, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1857.

Scott was the father of rhetorician Fred Newton Scott.

Biography

Born near Ashtabula, Ohio, Scott attended the public schools and the Asbury (now De Pauw) University at Greencastle, Indiana. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Indiana. He held several local offices.

Congress

Scott was elected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law, serving as judge of the circuit court of Vigo County from 1881 to 1884.

He moved to California in 1887 and died in Pasadena on July 11, 1891. He was interred in Mountain View Cemetery.

Family

Scott was the father of rhetorician Fred Newton Scott.

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