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 .

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predecessor	Office	successor
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

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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