Lewis Allaire Scott
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Life
He was the son of John Morin ScottJohn Morin Scott
John Morin Scott was a lawyer, military officer, and statesman before, during and after the American Revolution.-Ancestry:...
and Helena Rutgers Scott.
On January 18, 1785, he married Julianna Sitgreaves (sister of Samuel Sitgreaves
Samuel Sitgreaves
Samuel Sitgreaves was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, he pursued classical studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia on September 3, 1783 and began practice in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1786...
), and their son was Mayor of Philadelphia John Morin Scott (1789–1858).
He was Secretary of State of New York
Secretary of State of New York
The Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A...
from 1784 until his death in office.
He was buried at Trinity Church, New York
Trinity Church, New York
Trinity Church at 79 Broadway, Lower Manhattan, is a historic, active parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York...
.
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott6.html Political Graveyard
- http://www.illian.org/places/FamilySheets/d0205/F90110.html His ancestry, at Illian
- http://www.ficklin-fickling.org/ustrees/pafg121.htm#2743 Descendants of Lewis Allaire Scott
- Google Book The Lifes of Eminent Philadelphians, Now Deceased by Henry Simpson (W. Brotherhead, Philadelphia, 1859, pages 867ff on Philadelphia Mayor J. M. Scott and his ancestors)