Richard William Scott

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1867 Ontario general election: Ottawa

The Honourable Sir Richard William Scott PC KC
Sir Richard William Scott
5th Mayor of Bytown
In office 1852–1853
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Richard William Scott	810	68.76
	Conservative	Henry J. Friel	368	31.24
Total valid votes			1,178	41.49
Eligible voters			2,839
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [5]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election : Ottawa
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard William Scott	574	76.33	+7.57
	Conservative	G.H. Preston	178	23.67	−7.57
Turnout			752	27.68	−13.81
Eligible voters			2,717
	Liberal hold		Swing		+7.57
Source: Elections Ontario [6]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872: Ottawa Ministerial by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Richard William Scott	Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [7] : 262

References

1. Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005)
2. Shea, Michael J. (May 14, 1929). "Establishment of University Proudest Work in His Regime States Hon. A. C. Rutherford". Edmonton Journal . p. 13.
3. Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p.  307.
4. "Richard William Scott fonds, Library and Archives Canada".
5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
7. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968 . OCLC   1052682.

External links

• Clarke, Brian P. (1998). "Scott, Sir Richard William". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
• Richard William Scott – Parliament of Canada biography
• Member's Parliamentary History at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Sir Richard Scott, PC, KC

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