Scott Lord

Scott Lord

Scott Lord (born December 11, 1820 in Nelson , New York , † September 10, 1885 in Morris Plains , New Jersey ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Scott Lord was born in Madison County about five years after the end of the British-American War . Lord attended community schools and the local academies in Morrisville and Geneseo . He studied law . After receiving his license to practice bar in 1842, he began practicing at Mount Morris , Livingston County . In 1847 he moved to Geneseo. He was a judge in Livingston County between 1847 and 1856. After that he practiced as a lawyer again. In 1872 he moved to Utica in Oneida County , where he continued to practice as a lawyer. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1874 for the 44th Congress he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of New York , where he succeeded William E. Lansing on March 4, 1875 . In 1876 he suffered a defeat in his re-election for the 45th Congress and then left the Congress after March 3, 1877 . During his time in Congress, the US House of Representatives named him one of the leaders conducting impeachment proceedings against Secretary of War William W. Belknap .

In 1877 he moved to New York City , where he worked as a lawyer again. He died on September 10, 1885 in Morris Plains and was then buried in Temple Hill Cemetery in Geneseo.

Web links

• Scott Lord in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Scott Lord in the database of Find a Grave (English)