James Scott
Born: 1831?
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council: Deputy Reeve 1865 (more?)
Years on County Council: 1865
Occupation: Farmer/Hotelkeeper
Origin: Ireland
Spouse: Mary
Children: Isabelle; Mary; Leah; William
Landholdings: Wellesley Tp Conc 10, lot 9 West on Tremaine map
Religion: Anglican
Notes:
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council: Deputy Reeve 1865 (more?)
Years on County Council: 1865
Occupation: Farmer/Hotelkeeper
Origin: Ireland
Spouse: Mary
Children: Isabelle; Mary; Leah; William
Landholdings: Wellesley Tp Conc 10, lot 9 West on Tremaine map
Religion: Anglican
Notes:
- 1861 census has a James Scott, a farmer, from Ireland, 30 years old on his next birthday, living in a frame house; in the 1871 census he was listed as a hotelkeeper with a family.
- ?New Hamburg Independent 7/12/1888 said that James Scott of Scott Bros Seaforth was in town that week
- a James Melvin Scott of Galt, a Customs official, died in the 1912 Regina cyclone.
- Buried in Mt View Cemetery, Galt.
This information is excerpted from: "Waterloo County Councillors: A Collective Biography," researched and complied by Elizabeth Bloomfield and Linda Foster. (c) 1995 Caribou Imprints. It is reproduced by permission of Dr. Bloomfield. The full text of the book can be seen here.