Owen Scott was a US Representative from Illinois.
12 Facts About Owen Scott
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Owen Scott served as the Superintendent of Schools for Effingham County, Illinois from 1873 to 1881.
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Owen Scott was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Effingham, Illinois.
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Owen Scott engaged in newspaper work, where he published the Effingham Democrat.
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Owen Scott served as mayor of Effingham in 1882, and the City Attorney in 1883 and 1884.
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Owen Scott moved to Bloomington, Illinois, in 1884 and became proprietor and manager of the Bloomington Daily and Weekly Bulletins.
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Owen Scott served as chairman of the Illinois Democratic convention at Springfield, Illinois, in 1888.
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Owen Scott was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress.
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Owen Scott was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
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Owen Scott moved to Decatur, Illinois, in 1899 and managed the Decatur Herald until 1904, when he engaged in the insurance business.
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Owen Scott retired from the insurance business in 1921 to become secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Illinois, which position he held until his death in Decatur, Illinois, December 21,1928.
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Owen Scott was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Effingham, Illinois.