Leslie M. Scott
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| Leslie M. Scott | |
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| Oregon State Treasurer | |
| In office January 6, 1941 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Walter Pearson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1878 Portland, Oregon |
| Died | December 18, 1968 (aged 90) Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Publisher |
Leslie M. Scott (February 18, 1878 – December 18, 1968)[1][2] was an American historian, newspaper publisher and Republican politician in Oregon. He served as Oregon State Treasurer from 1941-1949.[3] He served as acting Governor of Oregon for a period in 1948.[4] He was also president of the Portland, Oregon Chamber of Commerce.[5]
He served as chairman of the Oregon Historical Quarterly and served more than 40 years on the board of the Oregon Historical Society.[6]
Scott and his father, Oregonian editor Harvey W. Scott, compiled the six-volume A History of the Oregon Country.[7] Leslie Scott served on the board of The Oregonian starting in 1939.[8] In 1940, he was elected as a Republican to the office of State Treasurer, taking office on January 6, 1941.[9] Scott won re-election to a second four-year term in 1944, and then left office on January 3, 1949.[9]
His house in Portland, the Leslie M. Scott House, built circa 1910, is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[10] The NRHP-listed Coleman-Scott House is also associated with Scott.[6]
References
- ↑ Family Search.com Family Group Record
- ↑ Family Search.com Individual Record
- ↑ The Political Graveyard, Index to Politicians: Scott, K to N
- ↑ http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=12924 The American Presidency Project, Harry S. Truman, Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Oregon. June 11, 1948
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Historic Irvington: The Coleman-Scott House
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- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Oregon Blue Book: Treasurers of Oregon. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on March 26, 2008.
- ↑ Oregon National Register List
External links
- Historic images of Leslie M. Scott from Salem Public Library
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of Oregon 1941–1949 |
Succeeded by Walter J. Pearson |
