Preceded by Berkeley Moreton Preceded by New seat Full Name Walter Scott Political party Squatter-conservative | Succeeded by Francis Ivory Succeeded by Thomas McIlwraith Nationality Australian | |
Died 7 October 1890, Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia | ||
Walter Scott (1844 - 7 October 1890) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. To the people of Bundaberg, he was known as "Honest George".
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Biography
Scott was born at Castlereagh River, New South Wales, the son of Simon Scott and his wife Christina (née Swanson). After his arrival in Queensland he was a station proprietor and manager.
In 1875 he married Mary Catherine Martin and together had three sons and two daughters. Scott died in October 1890 at Taromeo.
Public career
Scott represented the Queensland Legislative Assembly seats of Burnett from 1871 until 1873 and Mulgrave from 1873 until 1878.
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Walter Scott (Queensland politician) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA