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SCOTT, Thomas, Canadian member of parliament, born in Lanark, Ontario, in 1841. He was educated at the Perth high-school, became a journalist, and published and managed the Perth" Expositor," in the Conservative interest, from 1861 till 1873, when he removed to Manitoba. He was elected mayor of the city of Winnipeg in 1877, and again by acclamation in 1878, and chosen to the legislature of Manitoba in 1878 and 1879, but resigned to become a candidate for the Canadian parliament for Selkirk in 1880. He was elected, and was reelected for Winnipeg in 1882. Mr. Scott has been for many years in the volunteer service, held a command in the Ontario rifles in the Red river expeditionary force under Colonel Garnet (now Lord) Wolseley in 1870, and led the second expedition to the Red river in 1871 to oppose the Fenians. He commanded the 95th battalion during the campaign of 1885 against Louis Riel, and received a medal. He was elected president of the Liberal-Conservative association of Manitoba in 1886, and was appointed collector of customs for Winnipeg in 1887.
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