Walter F. Scott

Walter F. Scott (December 5, 1856 -- February 15, 1938) was a banker and politician who served as Vermont State Treasurer.

Walter F. Scott, Vermont Treasurer.

Biography

Scott was born in Barre, Vermont on December 5, 1856.[1] He was educated at Goddard Seminary in Barre. In 1873 he became a resident of Brandon.[2]

Banking career

He worked as a clerk for the Central Vermont Railway.[3] In 1880 he began a banking career as a teller at the Brandon National Bank. Scott became the bank's cashier in 1883.[4]

Scott also operated a farm, which included breeding Ayrshire cattle.[5]

Political career

A Republican, he served as Brandon's town treasurer and a justice of the peace for many years.[6] He represented Brandon in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1906.[7] In 1908 he served in the Vermont Senate.[8]

State treasurer

In 1914 Scott was the successful Republican nominee for state treasurer.[9] He was reelected in 1916, 1918, and 1920, and served from 1915 to 1923.[10]

Later career

Scott became president of the Brandon National Bank, and remained active until his death.[11]

Fraternal memberships

In addition to being active in Brandon's Masonic lodge, Scott was active in both Royal Arch Masonry and the Knights Templar.[12]

Family

Having remained a bachelor until he was over 60, in 1920 Scott married Lucretia Ballard, the divorced mother of a son who was born in 1920.[13]

Death and burial

Scott died in Brandon on February 15, 1938.[14] He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in St. Albans, Vermont.[15]

References
  1. Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 308. scott, walter f. 1856.
  2. Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
  3. Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
  4. Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
  5. Winslow, C. M. (1902). Ayrshire Herd Record. 14. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Co. p. 301.
  6. Bigelow, Walter J. (1919). Vermont, Its Government. Montpelier, VT: Historical Publishing Company. pp. 22–23.
  7. Vermont, Its Government
  8. Vermont, Its Government
  9. Vermont General Assembly (1919). Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 452.
  10. Merrill, Perry Henry (1975). Vermont Under Four Flags: A History of the Green Mountain State, 1635-1975. Montpelier, VT: Perry H. Merrill. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-9605806-1-3.
  11. Stone, Arthur F. (1929). The Vermont of Today, with its Historic Background, Attractions and People. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 462.
  12. Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography
  13. "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008 for Walter F Scott". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. February 14, 1920.
  14. "Banker Dies Suddenly". Biddeford Daily Journal. Biddeford, ME. Associated Press. February 15, 1938. p. 2.
  15. Walter F. Scott at Find a Grave
Political offices
Preceded by
Edward H. Deavitt		 Vermont State Treasurer
1915–1923		 Succeeded by
Thomas H. Cave
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