Frank Stewart Scott

Frank Stewart Scott (August 23, 1879 – February 13, 1943) was a Canadian shoe manufacturer and politician.^[1]

Frank Stewart Scott
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Waterloo South
In office 1915–1921
Preceded by	George Adam Clare
Succeeded by	William Elliott
Personal details
Born	(1879-08-23)August 23, 1879 Galt, Ontario, Canada
Died	February 13, 1943(1943-02-13) (aged 63) Galt, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative

Born in Galt, Ontario,^[1] the son of Frank A. Scott and Mary Stewart, Scott graduated from the Galt Collegiate Institute. In 1897, he started working for the Galt Knitting Company. In 1899, he started a shoe manufacturing company with a partner, Edwin J. Getty. In 1906 the company, Getty & Scott Shoe Co. Ltd, was incorporated. In 1912, Scott became the sole owner and renamed the firm, Scott Shoe Company.^[2] In 1904, he married Minnie L. Weir.^[3]

From 1907 to 1908, he was a member of the Galt municipal council. He was reeve from 1909 to 1911 and mayor from 1912 to 1913. From 1908 to 1911, he was a member of the Waterloo County council and was reeve of Waterloo County from 1910 to 1911.^[2]

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Waterloo South in a 1915 by-election called after the death of George Adam Clare. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1917 election. he was defeated in the 1921 election.^[1] Scott died in Galt at the age of 63.^[3]

Electoral record

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	William Elliott	7,429	52.85	–
	Conservative	Frank Stewart Scott	6,629	47.15	-9.83
Total valid votes			14,058	100.0
	Progressive gain		Swing		–
Source(s) "Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Government (Unionist)	Frank Stewart Scott	5,681	56.98	–
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Adam Thomson	2,894	29.02	–
	Labour	Thomas Hall	1,396	14.00	–
Total valid votes			9,971	100.0
	Government (Unionist) hold		Swing		–
Source(s) "Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

v t e Canadian federal by-election, February 1, 1915: Waterloo South Death of George Adam Clare
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Stewart Scott	acclaimed	–	–
Total valid votes			–	–
	Conservative hold		Swing		–
Source(s) "Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

References

1. Frank Stewart Scott – Parliament of Canada biography
2. "Hall of Fame Member: Francis Stewart Scott". City of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
3. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.