Abraham Scott
Abraham Scott (ca.1817 – November 1903) was a businessman and politician in the early days of the colony of South Australia.
History
Abraham, a brother of Henry Scott (1836–1913), was a son of Thomas Scott, of Boode House, near Braunton, in Devonshire, a member of an old Scottish family, and was educated in Bristol. He emigrated to South Australia and set up in business as a wool merchant. Around 1854 his brother Henry arrived and began working in his office, and took over the business around 1866.[1]
He was a director of the
Family
He married Eliza Georgina Gooch (died 21 June 1910), a daughter of Charles Gooch; they had a son Thomas. Both were living in England when he died.
(His brother Henry married Emily Gooch, also a daughter of Charles Gooch; his wife's death notice gave her name as Anne Scott Gooch.)[4]
References
- The Register. 17 December 1913. p. 13. Retrieved 29 August 2014 – via Trove.
- ^ "Abraham Scott". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ The Chronicle. 28 November 1903. p. 33. Retrieved 28 August 2014 – via Trove.
- The Register. 8 March 1912. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2014 – via Trove.