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Sir Richard Scott and the Separate School Act of 1863

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Richard William Scott of Prescott, an Ottawa lawyer, sponsored the Separate School Act of 1863 in the legislature of the Province of Canada. Appointed to the Senate in 1874, he was Secretary of State under Mackenzie, responsible for the Canada Temperance Act of 1878, and again under Laurier, and led the Liberals in the Senate.

Scope & context

Scott as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Sir Richard William Scott National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text