Terms of Service

• House, 14th ^{(1) (2)} Legislature
  1/14/1874 - 4/18/1876
  Republican
  

(1) Sworn 1/14/1874. "Mr. G.R. Scott, of Burleson County, came forward and was sworn in." "Proceedings of the Legislature," House, Second Day, 1/14/1874, published 1/15/1874, p. 1. Daily Democratic Statesman (Austin, Texas) .
(2) Republican. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . . 1874.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. G.R. Scott, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• G.R. Scott, post office Caldwell, Burleson County, lawyer, born circa 1822 in Kentucky, moved to Texas 1853, married, age 52. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . . 1874.
• "Union Democrats . . . signed a petition requesting E.M. Pease to allow his name to be used as a Constitutional Unionist presidential elector." Baggett, James Alex, "Origins of Early Texas Republican Party Leadership," The Journal of Southern History, Vol.40(3), August 1974, p. 444. Journal of Southern History .
• Possibly George R. Scott ("Judge Scott") mentioned in "The Bench and Bar of Burleson County, Past and Present," Caldwell News-Chronicle, 3/28/1902, p. 9, crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

Committee Information

• 14th R.S. - 1874
• Judiciary No. 1  
• Military Affairs  
• Privileges and Elections