Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Frank Stewart "Stewart" Scott, MP[1]

Male 1879 - 1943  (63 years)


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  • Name Frank Stewart "Stewart" Scott 
    Suffix MP 
    Born 23 Aug 1879  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Manufacturing 
    Occupation 1904  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Manufacturer 
    Elected Office 1907  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Galt Councillor 
    Elected Office 1908  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Waterloo County Councillor 
    Elected Office 1909  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Galt Reeve/Mayor 
    Elected Office 1910  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reeve of Waterloo County 
    Occupation 1911  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Manufacturer 
    Residence 1911  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Presbyterian 
    Business 1912  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Getty and Scott Shoe Co. Ltd. later Scott Shoe Co. Ltd. 
    Scott Shoe Company Galt
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Getty and Scott Shoe Manufacturers - 1904 Business postcard
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Elected Office 1915  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Member of Canadian House of Commons for Waterloo South 
    Name Stewart Scott 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-64810P 
    Died 13 Feb 1943  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Cause: Pyelitis - Carcinoma of Rectum 
    Buried 16 Feb 1943  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8
    Person ID I416006  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Frank Alexander Scott,   b. 16 Jan 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Mary Stewart,   b. 16 Sep 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1875  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F269723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Louise P. Weir,   b. 5 Jul 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1904  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11
    Children 
     1. Bessie Kathleen "Kathleen" Scott,   b. 4 May 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1988  (Age 82 years)
     2. Donald Weir Scott,   b. 9 Jul 1908, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Stewart Alexander Scott,   b. 10 Sep 1910, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1935, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     4. Isabel Jean "Isobel" Scott,   b. 9 Apr 1912, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2000  (Age 87 years)
     5. William Robert Scott,   b. 6 May 1923,   d. 6 Jun 1997  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F269716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He was a Canadian shoe manufacturer and politician. Born in Galt, Ontario, 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. 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. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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.

      Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1879). Frank Stewart Scott (1879-1943) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 4 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39697309/frank-stewart-scott

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18556-04.
      Frank Stewart Scott, 24, Occ. Manufacturer, b. Galt, Res. Same, son of Frank A. Scott and Mary Stewart, married Minnie Louse P. Weir, 23, b. Galt, Res. Same, daughter of William Weir and Jane Johnston, Witn: Harry S. Head of Ny City and Bessie Lockie of St. Louis Mo., 14 April 1904 at Galt

    2. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-8 Page 12.

    3. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 44.

    4. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div. 1 Page 5.

    5. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 032327 (1879).
      Name:Frank Stewart Date of Birth:23 Aug 1879 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Frank A Scott Mother's name:Mary Stewart

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1879). Frank Stewart Scott (1879-1943) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 4 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39697309/frank-stewart-scott.

    7. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 037326 (1943).
      Name:Frank Stewart Scott Gender:Male Age:63 Birth Date:23 Aug 1879 Birth Place:Ontario Death Date:13 Feb 1943 Death Place:Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Frank Scott Mother:Mary Scott Spouse:Minnie Weir Certificate Number:037326

    8. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      Stewart Scott/ 1879-1943 /

    9. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 9.

    10. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 009339 (1875).
      Name:Mary Stewart Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1849 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Marriage Date:14 Dec 1875 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Alexander Stewart Mother:Jane Stewart Spouse:Frank A Scott

    11. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 018556 (1904).
      Name:Frank Stewart Scott Age:24 Birth Year:abt 1880 Birth Place:Galt Marriage Date:14 Apr 1904 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Frank A Scott Mother:Mary Stewart Scott Spouse:Minnie Louise P Weir

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Aug 1879 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturing - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1904 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Apr 1904 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Galt Councillor - 1907 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Waterloo County Councillor - 1908 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Galt Reeve/Mayor - 1909 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Reeve of Waterloo County - 1910 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1911 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Getty and Scott Shoe Co. Ltd. later Scott Shoe Co. Ltd. - 1912 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Member of Canadian House of Commons for Waterloo South - 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Pyelitis - Carcinoma of Rectum - 13 Feb 1943 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Feb 1943 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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