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Scott, Jr., Thomas Blythe

House 1897-98 (District 27)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 11/1/1863 (uncertain)
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: ??/??/1901 (uncertain)
Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected): President, Northern Exchange Bank, St. Paul

EDUCATION

Public Schools; Elementary School;
Northwestern University, Illinois; Secondary; Prepatory School
Pennsylvania Military Academy; Secondary; 1 Year
Yale College; Attended College; A Few Months
Harvard College; Attended College; Left in the Spring of 1886

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Mary E. Clare (married on June 5, 1889)
Children: One child: Ann Lee
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was of Scottish and English ancestry.

He came to Minnesota on September 1, 1889.

Toensing lists his birth year as 1862(?). Progressive Men of Minnesota lists 1863.

His father, Thomas Blythe Sr., was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate for 12 years.

He was a member of Beta Theta Pi.

He was a member of House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.

Total Days Served: 728

SESSIONS SERVED

30th Legislative Session (1897-1898)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 27
Elected: 11/3/1896
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/5/1897 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: President, Northern Exchange Bank, St. Paul
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Insurance
  • Printing
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
Articles & Books About
Shutter, Marion Daniel. "Thomas Blythe Scott." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 236-237.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.