Death Takes Ex-Treasurer – Career Reflected In State History
The life of former State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott, who died Wednesday, reaches back into the arly beginnings of Portland and the State of Oregon
He was born Feb 18, 1878, in the family home at SW 12th Avenue and Morrison Street, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Scott. The elder Scott was an editor of The Oregonian from 1865 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1910.
The site of the family home is now the Danmore Hotel. The old house, now modernized, is standing at 825 SW 17th Ave.
Mr. Scott was a reporter for The Oregonian from 1896 until 1904. He became associate editor of the newspaper in 1904 and served until 1910, becoming vice president of The Oregonian Publishing Co. from 1911-150.
He brough a distinguished academic experience to his newspaper job. He was educated in the Portland Public Schools, the Bishop Scott Academy, and was graduated from old Portland High School in 1896 with first honors. He was given his A.B. degree from the University of Oregon in 1899, summa cum laude.
He served as chairman of the State Highway Commission from 1932 until 1935; was U.S. Marshal for Oregon in 1911 and 1912.
He was a member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce (president 1938); Riverview Cemetery Association (director); Oregon Historical Society (trustee 1913-1956); emeritus member, OHS from 1956 until his death; Portland Lang Syne Society (president 1939); University of Oregon 50-Year Alumni Club, president 1953); Mason, Thirty-Third degree; Grand Master, Oregon Masonic Lodge, member in Oregon Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, 1943, until his retirement.
His literary works include a compilation of the work of his father, articles on Northwest history; a six-volume history of the Oregon Country; two volumes on religion and one volume on Shakespeare.
A Republican, he was elected state treasurer in 1940 and re-elected in 1944.
He held the state’s highest office in Scottish Rite Masonry, that of Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Oregon, a post from which he retired in 1968 after 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman Scott, a daughter, Mrs. Elesa Keeney, a son, Harvey Scott Jr., all of Portland, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[The Oregonian, 20 Dec 1968, p23; See Story on Page One Also; w/photo]
The life of former State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott, who died Wednesday, reaches back into the arly beginnings of Portland and the State of Oregon
He was born Feb 18, 1878, in the family home at SW 12th Avenue and Morrison Street, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Scott. The elder Scott was an editor of The Oregonian from 1865 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1910.
The site of the family home is now the Danmore Hotel. The old house, now modernized, is standing at 825 SW 17th Ave.
Mr. Scott was a reporter for The Oregonian from 1896 until 1904. He became associate editor of the newspaper in 1904 and served until 1910, becoming vice president of The Oregonian Publishing Co. from 1911-150.
He brough a distinguished academic experience to his newspaper job. He was educated in the Portland Public Schools, the Bishop Scott Academy, and was graduated from old Portland High School in 1896 with first honors. He was given his A.B. degree from the University of Oregon in 1899, summa cum laude.
He served as chairman of the State Highway Commission from 1932 until 1935; was U.S. Marshal for Oregon in 1911 and 1912.
He was a member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce (president 1938); Riverview Cemetery Association (director); Oregon Historical Society (trustee 1913-1956); emeritus member, OHS from 1956 until his death; Portland Lang Syne Society (president 1939); University of Oregon 50-Year Alumni Club, president 1953); Mason, Thirty-Third degree; Grand Master, Oregon Masonic Lodge, member in Oregon Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, 1943, until his retirement.
His literary works include a compilation of the work of his father, articles on Northwest history; a six-volume history of the Oregon Country; two volumes on religion and one volume on Shakespeare.
A Republican, he was elected state treasurer in 1940 and re-elected in 1944.
He held the state’s highest office in Scottish Rite Masonry, that of Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Oregon, a post from which he retired in 1968 after 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman Scott, a daughter, Mrs. Elesa Keeney, a son, Harvey Scott Jr., all of Portland, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[The Oregonian, 20 Dec 1968, p23; See Story on Page One Also; w/photo]
Death Takes Ex-Treasurer – Career Reflected In State History
The life of former State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott, who died Wednesday, reaches back into the arly beginnings of Portland and the State of Oregon
He was born Feb 18, 1878, in the family home at SW 12th Avenue and Morrison Street, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Scott. The elder Scott was an editor of The Oregonian from 1865 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1910.
The site of the family home is now the Danmore Hotel. The old house, now modernized, is standing at 825 SW 17th Ave.
Mr. Scott was a reporter for The Oregonian from 1896 until 1904. He became associate editor of the newspaper in 1904 and served until 1910, becoming vice president of The Oregonian Publishing Co. from 1911-150.
He brough a distinguished academic experience to his newspaper job. He was educated in the Portland Public Schools, the Bishop Scott Academy, and was graduated from old Portland High School in 1896 with first honors. He was given his A.B. degree from the University of Oregon in 1899, summa cum laude.
He served as chairman of the State Highway Commission from 1932 until 1935; was U.S. Marshal for Oregon in 1911 and 1912.
He was a member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce (president 1938); Riverview Cemetery Association (director); Oregon Historical Society (trustee 1913-1956); emeritus member, OHS from 1956 until his death; Portland Lang Syne Society (president 1939); University of Oregon 50-Year Alumni Club, president 1953); Mason, Thirty-Third degree; Grand Master, Oregon Masonic Lodge, member in Oregon Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, 1943, until his retirement.
His literary works include a compilation of the work of his father, articles on Northwest history; a six-volume history of the Oregon Country; two volumes on religion and one volume on Shakespeare.
A Republican, he was elected state treasurer in 1940 and re-elected in 1944.
He held the state’s highest office in Scottish Rite Masonry, that of Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Oregon, a post from which he retired in 1968 after 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman Scott, a daughter, Mrs. Elesa Keeney, a son, Harvey Scott Jr., all of Portland, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[The Oregonian, 20 Dec 1968, p23; See Story on Page One Also; w/photo]
The life of former State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott, who died Wednesday, reaches back into the arly beginnings of Portland and the State of Oregon
He was born Feb 18, 1878, in the family home at SW 12th Avenue and Morrison Street, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Scott. The elder Scott was an editor of The Oregonian from 1865 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1910.
The site of the family home is now the Danmore Hotel. The old house, now modernized, is standing at 825 SW 17th Ave.
Mr. Scott was a reporter for The Oregonian from 1896 until 1904. He became associate editor of the newspaper in 1904 and served until 1910, becoming vice president of The Oregonian Publishing Co. from 1911-150.
He brough a distinguished academic experience to his newspaper job. He was educated in the Portland Public Schools, the Bishop Scott Academy, and was graduated from old Portland High School in 1896 with first honors. He was given his A.B. degree from the University of Oregon in 1899, summa cum laude.
He served as chairman of the State Highway Commission from 1932 until 1935; was U.S. Marshal for Oregon in 1911 and 1912.
He was a member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce (president 1938); Riverview Cemetery Association (director); Oregon Historical Society (trustee 1913-1956); emeritus member, OHS from 1956 until his death; Portland Lang Syne Society (president 1939); University of Oregon 50-Year Alumni Club, president 1953); Mason, Thirty-Third degree; Grand Master, Oregon Masonic Lodge, member in Oregon Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, 1943, until his retirement.
His literary works include a compilation of the work of his father, articles on Northwest history; a six-volume history of the Oregon Country; two volumes on religion and one volume on Shakespeare.
A Republican, he was elected state treasurer in 1940 and re-elected in 1944.
He held the state’s highest office in Scottish Rite Masonry, that of Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Oregon, a post from which he retired in 1968 after 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman Scott, a daughter, Mrs. Elesa Keeney, a son, Harvey Scott Jr., all of Portland, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[The Oregonian, 20 Dec 1968, p23; See Story on Page One Also; w/photo]
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