Richard William Scott

The Honourable
Sir Richard William Scott
The Honourable Sir Richard William Scott
	Sir Richard William Scott
5th Mayor of Bytown
	In office; 1852–1853
Preceded by	Charles Sparrow
Succeeded by	J. B. Turgeon
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
	In office; 1867–1874
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Daniel John O'Donoghue
Constituency	Ottawa
2nd Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
	In office; December 7, 1871 – December 21, 1871
Preceded by	John Stevenson
Succeeded by	James Currie
Senator for Ottawa, Ontario
	In office; March 13, 1874 – April 23, 1913
Appointed by	Alexander Mackenzie
Personal details
Born	February 24, 1825; Prescott, Upper Canada
Died	April 23, 1913 (aged 88); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Other political; affiliations	Ontario Liberal Party
Spouse	Mary Ann Heron
Cabinet	Provincial:; Commissioner of Crown Lands; Federal:; Minister Without Portfolio; Secretary of State of Canada; Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (Acting); Minister of the Interior (Acting)

Sir Richard William Scott, PC KC (February 24, 1825 – April 23, 1913) was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister.^[1]

^ Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005)

The Honourable Sir Richard William Scott
Sir Richard William Scott

5th Mayor of Bytown
In office 1852–1853
Preceded by	Charles Sparrow
Succeeded by	J. B. Turgeon
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office 1867–1874
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Daniel John O'Donoghue
Constituency	Ottawa
2nd Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office December 7, 1871 – December 21, 1871
Preceded by	John Stevenson
Succeeded by	James Currie
Senator for Ottawa, Ontario
In office March 13, 1874 – April 23, 1913
Appointed by	Alexander Mackenzie

Personal details
Born	(1825-02-24)February 24, 1825 Prescott, Upper Canada
Died	April 23, 1913(1913-04-23) (aged 88) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Ontario Liberal Party
Spouse	Mary Ann Heron
Cabinet	Provincial: Commissioner of Crown Lands Federal: Minister Without Portfolio Secretary of State of Canada Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (Acting) Minister of the Interior (Acting)