Thomas Alexander Scott
Thomas Alexander Scott (born December 28, 1823 in Fort Loudoun , Franklin County , Pennsylvania , † May 21, 1883 in Darby , Pennsylvania) was Deputy Secretary of War in the American Civil War and one of the most prominent people who worked in the public railroad in the United States .
Scott discovered the skills of the young Andrew Carnegie and thus contributed to his success. Shortly before his death, he donated a chair in mathematics to the University of Pennsylvania .
Scott died on May 21, 1883 at his Woodburn estate near Darby, Delaware County .
Web links
- Thomas Alexander Scott in the database of Find a Grave (English)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Office newly established |
Deputy Secretary of War 1861–1862 |
Peter H. Watson |
Oliver Ames | President of the Union Pacific Railroad 1871–1872 |
Horace F. Clark |
John Edgar Thomson | President of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1874–1880 |
George Brooke Roberts |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Scott, Thomas Alexander |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Deputy Secretary of War in the American Civil War |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1823 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Loudoun , Pennsylvania |
DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1883 |
Place of death | near Darby , Pennsylvania |