Francis Scott (British politician)
Francis Scott (31 January 1806, Mertoun, Berwickshire – 9 March 1884, Send Hurst near Guildford) was a British politician.
Scott was the youngest son of . Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he read for the bar at the Middle Temple.[1] He was MP for Roxburghshire from 1841 to 1847, and for Berwickshire from 1847 to 1859.[2] From 1866 to 1876 he was master of the Surrey Union hounds, and actively promoted the Hunt Servants' Benefit Society.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Scott, Francis (id-SCT823F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921
- ^ British sports and sportsmen, 15 vols.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Francis Scott
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