Frederick A. Scott

Frederick A. Scott
Connecticut General Assembly
In office
1905–1912
United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
In office
April 15, 1912 – 1915
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Preceded byJohn T. Robinson
Succeeded byThomas J. Spellacy
Personal details
Born(1866-11-08)November 8, 1866
Plymouth, Connecticut
DiedApril 24, 1957(1957-04-24) (aged 90)
Hartford, Connecticut
Political partyRepublican
Alma materYale (1889)
Yale Law School (1891)

Frederick A. Scott (November 8, 1866 – April 24, 1957) was an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut under two presidents of the United States.[1] He also served as the speaker of the house of the Connecticut House of Representatives.[2]

Early life and education

Frederick A. Scott was born in Plymouth on November 8, 1866 to Walter H. and Sarah (Granniss) Scott. He was educated in public schools and graduated Hartford Public High School in 1885. He then went on to Yale which he graduated in 1889 and Yale Law School which he graduated cum laude in 1891.[3]

Career

Scott was admitted to the bar in June 1891 and would be an attorney in Hartford for over 50 years. He was the director of the public library and would work as a clerk in the Connecticut Senate and the Connecticut House of Representatives. He was first elected to the State House of Representatives in 1905, served as Speaker of the House in 1911,[2] and later Bills Clerk of the House and was appointed Statute Revision Commissioner in 1929. He also served as U.S. District Attorney for the State of Connecticut under President Taft and Wilson.[3]

References

  1. ^ "About the Office". www.justice.gov. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  2. ^ a b "Former House Speakers".
  3. ^ a b Taylor, William Harrison (1910). Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut: Volume 7. p. 62. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.