By 1900 he had risen to prominence in his journalism field, and was named the director of the Associated Press, a capacity he served in from 1900 to 1910, He strongly opposed women's sufferage through his position with the press and editor of the paper, although his sister, Abigail Scott Duniway, was an active suffragette in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. He died in 1910, two years before women were granted the right to vote.
By 1900 he had risen to prominence in his journalism field, and was named the director of the Associated Press, a capacity he served in from 1900 to 1910, He strongly opposed women's sufferage through his position with the press and editor of the paper, although his sister, Abigail Scott Duniway, was an active suffragette in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. He died in 1910, two years before women were granted the right to vote.
Bio by: RB
Family Members
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James Lawrence Scott
1831–1833
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Mary Frances Scott Cook
1833–1930
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Abigail Jane "Jennie" Scott Duniway
1834–1915
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Margaret Ann "Maggie" Scott Fearnside
1836–1865
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Catherine Amanda "Kate" Scott Coburn
1839–1913
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Harriet Louise Scott McCord Palmer
1841–1930
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John Henry Scott
1843–1862
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Edward Scott
1845–1845
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Sarah "Maria" Scott Kelty
1847–1901
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William Neill "Willie" Scott
1848–1852
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Alice Scott
1851–1851
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