Joseph F. Scott (New York official)

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For the soldier, see Joseph Francis Scott.

Colonel Joseph F. Scott (1860 - December 7, 1918) was the New York Superintendent of State Prisons until 1913. He was president of the National Prison Association.[1]

Biography[]

He was born in 1860 in Craftsbury, Vermont. He attended the State Normal School in . He served as the superintendent of the Elmira Reformatory starting in 1900 when he replaced . The same year he was elected as the president of the National Prison Association.[1]

He was appointed the New York Superintendent of State Prisons until he was forced out of office by governor William Sulzer in 1913 on charges of non feasance and .[2][3] He was replaced by .

He died on December 7, 1918 in Denver, Colorado.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Col. Joseph F. Scott Dead. Ex-Superintendent of Prisons of New York Dies in Denver" (PDF). New York Times. December 15, 1918. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  2. ^ "Governor Accuses Prison Supt. Scott. Gives Him Until Noon To-day to Answer Charges of Non-feasance and Neglect". New York Times. March 13, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  3. ^ "Sulzer Will Remove Scott On Charges. Prison Superintendent Refuses to Resign Under Fire. Will Offer Defense". New York Times. March 12, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
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