Thomas Scott (politician)

Thomas Scott ( * 1739 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, † March 2, 1796 in Washington, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1789 and 1791, and again from 1793 to 1795, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Thomas Scott grew up during the British colonial period. Even as a child he came to the Lancaster County, where he attended the public schools. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. Since 1770 he has been resident in Westmoreland County. In 1773 he became a justice of the peace. In the 1770s he joined the American Revolution. 1776, he became a deputy in the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, which was then first elected to American time. After the founding of Washington County Scott was hired 1781-1789 as Prothonotary at the local district court. Since 1786, he was there also District Judge. In 1787 he was a delegate attended the meeting, which ratified the Constitution of the United States for Pennsylvania. Politically, he was George Washington and Alexander Hamilton close (Pro - Administration Group ).

The Pennsylvania State far discharged congressional elections of 1789 Scott was elected for the fifth seat from Pennsylvania in the time initially meeting in New York City U.S. House of Representatives, where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1789. Since he did not run in 1790, he was initially able to complete only the first legislative session of Congress until March 3, 1791. In 1791 he was again a deputy in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. The also state-wide elections of 1792, Scott was again elected to Congress, where he was able to complete another term between 4 March 1793 and 3 March 1795. He died on March 2, 1796 in Washington ( Pennsylvania).