FRANK HALL SCOTT DIES.
President of Century Company and 42 Years in Publishing Business.
Frank Hall Scott, President of the Century Company, with which company he had been actively connected for more than forty-two years, died at his home, 37 West Tenth Street, yesterday morning. Mr. Scott's death was unexpected, for he had been ill but a short time, and his illness was not considered serious until the very end.
Mr. Scott, who was one of the most widely known men identified with the publishing business in this country, was born in Terre Haute, Ind., sixty-four years ago, the son of William Clement and Maria Francis Crawford Scott. He was educated in the public schools of Richmond, Ind., and at the Pennsylvania Military Academy. After his graduation from the last-named institution Mr. Scott was for a short while in business in Indiana, and in 1870 he came to New York, where he immediately became identified with the publishing business.
His New York career began with the acceptance of a responsible position in the business department of Scribner & Co., who at that time were about to launch the old Scribner's Monthly. Eleven years later, in 1881, the name of that publication was changed to The Century, and Mr. Scott became the treasurer of the Century Company. Throughout his early career with the old Scribner's and The Century, Mr. Scott was the business adviser and the confidant of the late Roswell Smith, the President of the company. When Mr. Smith died, in 1893, Mr. Scott became his successor as the head of the Century Company.
In 1894 Marietta College conferred the degree of L. H. D. on Mr. Scott. Mr. Scott was one of the founders of the Aldine Association and served a term as President of that association. He was also a member of the American Publishers' Association, of which association he was a Director and ex-Vice President. His clubs were the Century and the Players'.
In 1878 Mr. Scott married Miss Celia[sic] Draper Davis of Boston. who, with their two sons, survives him. One of his sons is Donald Scott, the treasurer of the Century Company, and the other is Clement Scott, a lawyer of Hartford, Conn.
New York Times, November 26, 1912
President of Century Company and 42 Years in Publishing Business.
Frank Hall Scott, President of the Century Company, with which company he had been actively connected for more than forty-two years, died at his home, 37 West Tenth Street, yesterday morning. Mr. Scott's death was unexpected, for he had been ill but a short time, and his illness was not considered serious until the very end.
Mr. Scott, who was one of the most widely known men identified with the publishing business in this country, was born in Terre Haute, Ind., sixty-four years ago, the son of William Clement and Maria Francis Crawford Scott. He was educated in the public schools of Richmond, Ind., and at the Pennsylvania Military Academy. After his graduation from the last-named institution Mr. Scott was for a short while in business in Indiana, and in 1870 he came to New York, where he immediately became identified with the publishing business.
His New York career began with the acceptance of a responsible position in the business department of Scribner & Co., who at that time were about to launch the old Scribner's Monthly. Eleven years later, in 1881, the name of that publication was changed to The Century, and Mr. Scott became the treasurer of the Century Company. Throughout his early career with the old Scribner's and The Century, Mr. Scott was the business adviser and the confidant of the late Roswell Smith, the President of the company. When Mr. Smith died, in 1893, Mr. Scott became his successor as the head of the Century Company.
In 1894 Marietta College conferred the degree of L. H. D. on Mr. Scott. Mr. Scott was one of the founders of the Aldine Association and served a term as President of that association. He was also a member of the American Publishers' Association, of which association he was a Director and ex-Vice President. His clubs were the Century and the Players'.
In 1878 Mr. Scott married Miss Celia[sic] Draper Davis of Boston. who, with their two sons, survives him. One of his sons is Donald Scott, the treasurer of the Century Company, and the other is Clement Scott, a lawyer of Hartford, Conn.
New York Times, November 26, 1912
FRANK HALL SCOTT DIES.
President of Century Company and 42 Years in Publishing Business.
Frank Hall Scott, President of the Century Company, with which company he had been actively connected for more than forty-two years, died at his home, 37 West Tenth Street, yesterday morning. Mr. Scott's death was unexpected, for he had been ill but a short time, and his illness was not considered serious until the very end.
Mr. Scott, who was one of the most widely known men identified with the publishing business in this country, was born in Terre Haute, Ind., sixty-four years ago, the son of William Clement and Maria Francis Crawford Scott. He was educated in the public schools of Richmond, Ind., and at the Pennsylvania Military Academy. After his graduation from the last-named institution Mr. Scott was for a short while in business in Indiana, and in 1870 he came to New York, where he immediately became identified with the publishing business.
His New York career began with the acceptance of a responsible position in the business department of Scribner & Co., who at that time were about to launch the old Scribner's Monthly. Eleven years later, in 1881, the name of that publication was changed to The Century, and Mr. Scott became the treasurer of the Century Company. Throughout his early career with the old Scribner's and The Century, Mr. Scott was the business adviser and the confidant of the late Roswell Smith, the President of the company. When Mr. Smith died, in 1893, Mr. Scott became his successor as the head of the Century Company.
In 1894 Marietta College conferred the degree of L. H. D. on Mr. Scott. Mr. Scott was one of the founders of the Aldine Association and served a term as President of that association. He was also a member of the American Publishers' Association, of which association he was a Director and ex-Vice President. His clubs were the Century and the Players'.
In 1878 Mr. Scott married Miss Celia[sic] Draper Davis of Boston. who, with their two sons, survives him. One of his sons is Donald Scott, the treasurer of the Century Company, and the other is Clement Scott, a lawyer of Hartford, Conn.
New York Times, November 26, 1912
President of Century Company and 42 Years in Publishing Business.
Frank Hall Scott, President of the Century Company, with which company he had been actively connected for more than forty-two years, died at his home, 37 West Tenth Street, yesterday morning. Mr. Scott's death was unexpected, for he had been ill but a short time, and his illness was not considered serious until the very end.
Mr. Scott, who was one of the most widely known men identified with the publishing business in this country, was born in Terre Haute, Ind., sixty-four years ago, the son of William Clement and Maria Francis Crawford Scott. He was educated in the public schools of Richmond, Ind., and at the Pennsylvania Military Academy. After his graduation from the last-named institution Mr. Scott was for a short while in business in Indiana, and in 1870 he came to New York, where he immediately became identified with the publishing business.
His New York career began with the acceptance of a responsible position in the business department of Scribner & Co., who at that time were about to launch the old Scribner's Monthly. Eleven years later, in 1881, the name of that publication was changed to The Century, and Mr. Scott became the treasurer of the Century Company. Throughout his early career with the old Scribner's and The Century, Mr. Scott was the business adviser and the confidant of the late Roswell Smith, the President of the company. When Mr. Smith died, in 1893, Mr. Scott became his successor as the head of the Century Company.
In 1894 Marietta College conferred the degree of L. H. D. on Mr. Scott. Mr. Scott was one of the founders of the Aldine Association and served a term as President of that association. He was also a member of the American Publishers' Association, of which association he was a Director and ex-Vice President. His clubs were the Century and the Players'.
In 1878 Mr. Scott married Miss Celia[sic] Draper Davis of Boston. who, with their two sons, survives him. One of his sons is Donald Scott, the treasurer of the Century Company, and the other is Clement Scott, a lawyer of Hartford, Conn.
New York Times, November 26, 1912
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