Edward Scott (Australian politician)
Edward Scott | |
|---|---|
 Scott in 1888 | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Molloy |
| Constituency | Perth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1852 Stoke Bishop, Bristol, England |
| Spouse | Penelope Sholl |
| Profession | Physician |
Edward Scott (5 November 1852 – 24 May 1920) was an
Mayor of Perth from 1889 until 1891. A doctor by profession, he lived in Western Australia from 1875 until 1899, marrying into one of the colony's leading families and becoming involved with the socially prestigious Western Australian Turf Club.[1]
Biography
Scott was born in
Perth, becoming a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1879. Scott was also a noted athlete, boxer, and swimmer. He also became a member of the Western Australian Turf Club, serving as a steward and then as chairman by 1890.[3]
On 25 February 1879, he married Anne Ellen Gull née Dempster (1842–1880), the widow of Legislative Councillor Thomas Gull, at Guildford; however, she died 18 months later. On 26 April 1882, he married Penelope Fanny Sholl (1856–1929) – the daughter of Robert John Sholl (1819–86) and sister of Robert Frederick Sholl (1848–1909) – at St George's Cathedral in Perth. They had two sons and two daughters.
In February 1880 and October 1884, Scott unsuccessfully contested the Legislative Council's
Aborigines Protection Board
from 1891 until 1897.
In 1899, he returned to England and practiced medicine at
Stoke Bishop on 24 May 1920.[3]
One of his sons,
Oxford University
and represented England in rugby, for whom he gained five caps, two as captain.
References
- ISBN 0-85564-170-3.
- ISBN 0-85564-231-9.
- ^ ISBN 0730738140.