Harvey D. Scott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harvey D. Scott

American politician

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1818

Place of Birth: Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jul-1891

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Harvey David Scott (October 18, 1818 – July 11, 1891) was a U.S.
Representative from Indiana. Born near Ashtabula, Ohio, Scott attended the public schools and the Asbury (now De Pauw) University at Greencastle, Indiana. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Indiana. He held several local offices. Scott was elected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He resumed the practice of law. He served as judge of the circuit court of Vigo County (1881–1884). He moved to California in 1887 and died in Pasadena, California, on July 11, 1891. He was interred in Mountain View Cemetery. Scott was the father of rhetorician Fred Newton Scott.