33:
872:
1255:
328:
324:, on which he served from 1826 to 1847. He served several terms in both the Common and Select City Councils for Philadelphia and was elected president of the Select Council for Philadelphia from 1826 to 1832. He was nominated as a Whig candidate for representative in the United States Congress but declined the offer. He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention for the State of Pennsylvania from 1837 to 1838.
338:
He was elected mayor of
Philadelphia in 1841 and served for three years. He was the first Philadelphia mayor to obtain the office through election by popular vote rather than by appointment of the city councils. As mayor, he oversaw a turbulent time in Philadelphia history. During the 1842
351:
to protect
Catholic properties and pleaded with rioters to spare the destruction of St. Augustine Church. He was hit in the chest with a rock thrown by protestors and the church was burned. Scott left this post in 1844; he died in Philadelphia on April 3, 1858, and was interred at
343:, Scott and Philadelphia constables responded to the racial violence by mostly arresting black victims. On May 3, 1843, he survived an assassination attempt when he was shot in the back by a visitor to the mayor's office. During the 1844
267:
from 1841 to 1844 and was the first mayor of
Philadelphia elected by popular vote rather than through appointment by the city councils. As mayor, he oversaw a turbulent time in Philadelphia history including the
1657:
1687:
320:. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 to 1816, and again in 1839, by which time he had become a member of the board of trustees of
846:
304:
on
December 28, 1811. He worked as a lawyer in Philadelphia. He served as a lieutenant in the Second Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry regiment at Camp DuPont during the
1667:
1697:
936:
256:
from 1815 to 1816, and again in 1839. He served several terms in the Common and Select
Councils for Philadelphia and as president of the
1702:
1652:
1140:
1647:
1027:
1004:
820:
682:
253:
107:
1707:
1662:
929:
1672:
1209:
1677:
750:
716:
648:
1682:
922:
364:
He married Mary Emlen in 1817 and together they had eight children. He was the grandson of New York City lawyer,
276:. He survived an assassination attempt in 1843 when he was shot in the back by a visitor to the mayor's office.
1456:
945:
1361:
1351:
1331:
1321:
1301:
1009:
301:
1692:
1060:
348:
344:
273:
292:
in 1805, and moved with his mother and sister to
Philadelphia around 1807. He read law at the office of
1341:
1326:
1264:
317:
249:
185:
461:
Proceedings of the
American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge
257:
88:
1291:
1228:
1090:
957:
544:
The
Biography of a College: Being the History of the First Century of the Life of Lafayette College
1521:
1501:
1416:
1401:
1391:
1173:
1153:
1085:
1065:
1042:
889:
68:
422:
385:
1556:
1551:
1426:
1386:
1376:
1110:
1014:
999:
984:
32:
1366:
896:
798:
774:
264:
45:
1642:
1637:
1586:
1531:
1411:
1286:
1052:
914:
906:
353:
332:
289:
174:
80:
517:
8:
1571:
1566:
1546:
1536:
1516:
1506:
1491:
1481:
1356:
1105:
877:
340:
285:
269:
203:
1576:
1496:
1486:
1471:
1421:
1199:
1168:
1135:
1130:
1032:
1019:
979:
794:
1204:
1254:
1037:
746:
712:
678:
644:
321:
248:(October 25, 1789 – April 3, 1858) was an American politician who served as a
1541:
1526:
1461:
1446:
1371:
1183:
1163:
1158:
1120:
1100:
1095:
1080:
1070:
1047:
786:
365:
208:
790:
1616:
1511:
1336:
1178:
1148:
994:
969:
740:
706:
672:
638:
613:
583:
558:
486:
459:
1606:
1601:
1561:
1476:
1381:
1311:
1214:
989:
974:
1631:
1466:
1239:
1188:
1115:
1075:
327:
293:
146:
1591:
1451:
1316:
1306:
1296:
1281:
1276:
1244:
1125:
163:
1581:
1396:
423:"John Morin Scott family papers 1679-1893, (majority within 1800 - 1846)"
305:
464:. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. 1900. pp. 50–51
1611:
1596:
1346:
297:
742:
Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations and
Rebellions in American History
1658:
American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by reading law
708:
Strange
Philadelphia - Stories from the City of Brotherly Love
284:
Scott was born on October 25, 1789, in New York, New York, to
944:
618:. New York: The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1435–1436
779:
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
711:. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 59.
1688:
Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
867:
643:. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 348.
588:. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co. p. 1708
1629:
677:. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 266.
1668:Burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia)
582:Scharf, Thomas J.; Westcott, Thompson (1884).
581:
930:
772:
1698:People from Pennsylvania in the War of 1812
279:
937:
923:
546:. Easton, Pennsylvania: Lafayette College.
288:and Juliana Sitgreaves. He graduated from
31:
300:on September 2, 1811, and the bar of the
607:
605:
603:
541:
522:The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
481:
479:
326:
670:
636:
535:
429:. Regents of the University of Michigan
1630:
818:
775:"The Philadelphia Bible Riots of 1844"
738:
611:
556:
417:
415:
413:
411:
409:
407:
918:
704:
600:
563:. Easton: George W. West. p. 113
476:
454:
452:
450:
448:
446:
444:
254:Pennsylvania House of Representatives
108:Pennsylvania House of Representatives
773:Beyer-Purvis, Amanda (Summer 2016).
386:"Legal Accounts of John Morin Scott"
404:
296:, was admitted to the Philadelphia
13:
585:History of Philadelphia. 1609-1884
515:
441:
177:, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
14:
1719:
1703:Philadelphia City Council members
1653:19th-century American politicians
640:Philadelphia - A 300 Year History
615:Colonial Families of Philadelphia
487:"The Scotts of Ancrum in America"
1253:
870:
491:The Scott Genealogical Quarterly
359:
839:
821:"In the City of Brotherly Love"
812:
766:
732:
698:
671:Fischer, David Hackett (2022).
664:
630:
542:Skillman, David Bishop (1932).
258:Select Council for Philadelphia
89:Select Council for Philadelphia
16:American politician (1789-1858)
575:
550:
509:
378:
331:John Morin Scott tombstone in
1:
1648:19th-century American lawyers
827:. Southern Poverty Law Center
799:10.5325/pennhistory.83.3.0366
791:10.5325/pennhistory.83.3.0366
390:findingaids.library.upenn.edu
371:
302:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
819:Carnes, Jim (May 22, 2017).
637:Weigley, Russell F. (1982).
392:. University of Pennsylvania
7:
1708:Princeton University alumni
1663:American shooting survivors
612:Jordan, John Woolf (1911).
345:Philadelphia Nativist Riots
274:Philadelphia Nativist Riots
10:
1724:
1673:Lafayette College trustees
825:www.learningforjustice.org
739:Danver, Steven L. (2010).
557:Coffin, Selden J. (1891).
164:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1678:Lawyers from Philadelphia
1435:
1262:
1251:
956:
903:
894:
886:
745:. ABC-CLIO. p. 326.
427:findingaids.lib.umich.edu
311:
239:
231:
223:
215:
199:
191:
181:
170:
153:
133:
128:
124:
113:
105:
94:
86:
74:
62:
51:
43:
39:
30:
23:
280:Early life and education
316:He was a member of the
1683:Mayors of Philadelphia
497:(4): 129. January 1990
335:
263:He served as the 63rd
897:Mayor of Philadelphia
851:remembermyjourney.com
347:, Scott deployed the
330:
265:mayor of Philadelphia
46:Mayor of Philadelphia
1265:Act of Consolidation
560:The Men of Lafayette
354:Laurel Hill Cemetery
349:Pennsylvania Militia
333:Laurel Hill Cemetery
290:Princeton University
260:from 1826 to 1832.
227:Princeton University
175:Laurel Hill Cemetery
878:Philadelphia portal
705:Harry, Lou (1995).
341:Lombard Street riot
286:Lewis Allaire Scott
270:Lombard Street Riot
204:Lewis Allaire Scott
1693:Pennsylvania Whigs
1436:Post-Consolidation
847:"John Morin Scott"
336:
235:Lawyer, politician
1625:
1624:
1269:(1789–1854)
962:(1691–1776)
951:(chronologically)
913:
912:
904:Succeeded by
684:978-1-9821-4509-5
322:Lafayette College
243:
242:
87:President of the
1715:
1440:
1270:
1257:
1219:T. Lawrence (II)
1193:T. Lawrence (II)
963:
949:
939:
932:
925:
916:
915:
887:Preceded by
884:
883:
880:
875:
874:
873:
862:
861:
859:
857:
843:
837:
836:
834:
832:
816:
810:
809:
807:
805:
770:
764:
763:
761:
759:
736:
730:
729:
727:
725:
702:
696:
695:
693:
691:
674:African Founders
668:
662:
661:
659:
657:
634:
628:
627:
625:
623:
609:
598:
597:
595:
593:
579:
573:
572:
570:
568:
554:
548:
547:
539:
533:
532:
530:
528:
516:Tremel, Andrew.
513:
507:
506:
504:
502:
483:
474:
473:
471:
469:
456:
439:
438:
436:
434:
419:
402:
401:
399:
397:
382:
366:John Morin Scott
246:John Morin Scott
209:John Morin Scott
160:
144:October 25, 1789
143:
141:
129:Personal details
118:
99:
77:
65:
56:
35:
25:John Morin Scott
21:
20:
1723:
1722:
1718:
1717:
1716:
1714:
1713:
1712:
1628:
1627:
1626:
1621:
1438:
1437:
1431:
1268:
1267:
1258:
1249:
1174:T. Lawrence (I)
1154:T. Lawrence (I)
1086:T. Lawrence (I)
1066:T. Lawrence (I)
961:
960:
952:
947:
943:
909:
900:
892:
876:
871:
869:
866:
865:
855:
853:
845:
844:
840:
830:
828:
817:
813:
803:
801:
771:
767:
757:
755:
753:
737:
733:
723:
721:
719:
703:
699:
689:
687:
685:
669:
665:
655:
653:
651:
635:
631:
621:
619:
610:
601:
591:
589:
580:
576:
566:
564:
555:
551:
540:
536:
526:
524:
514:
510:
500:
498:
485:
484:
477:
467:
465:
458:
457:
442:
432:
430:
421:
420:
405:
395:
393:
384:
383:
379:
374:
362:
314:
282:
207:
182:Political party
162:
158:
145:
139:
137:
120:1815–1816, 1839
119:
114:
100:
95:
75:
63:
57:
52:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1721:
1711:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1623:
1622:
1620:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1443:
1441:
1433:
1432:
1430:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1273:
1271:
1260:
1259:
1252:
1250:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
966:
964:
954:
953:
942:
941:
934:
927:
919:
911:
910:
905:
902:
893:
888:
882:
881:
864:
863:
838:
811:
785:(3): 366–393.
765:
751:
731:
717:
697:
683:
663:
649:
629:
599:
574:
549:
534:
508:
475:
440:
403:
376:
375:
373:
370:
361:
358:
313:
310:
281:
278:
252:member of the
241:
240:
237:
236:
233:
229:
228:
225:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
201:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
183:
179:
178:
172:
168:
167:
161:(aged 68)
155:
151:
150:
135:
131:
130:
126:
125:
122:
121:
111:
110:
106:Member of the
103:
102:
92:
91:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
66:
60:
59:
49:
48:
41:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1720:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1635:
1633:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1444:
1442:
1434:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1272:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
967:
965:
959:
955:
950:
940:
935:
933:
928:
926:
921:
920:
917:
908:
899:
898:
891:
885:
879:
868:
852:
848:
842:
826:
822:
815:
800:
796:
792:
788:
784:
780:
776:
769:
754:
752:9781598842227
748:
744:
743:
735:
720:
718:1-56639-375-2
714:
710:
709:
701:
686:
680:
676:
675:
667:
652:
650:0-393-01610-2
646:
642:
641:
633:
617:
616:
608:
606:
604:
587:
586:
578:
562:
561:
553:
545:
538:
523:
519:
512:
496:
492:
488:
482:
480:
463:
462:
455:
453:
451:
449:
447:
445:
428:
424:
418:
416:
414:
412:
410:
408:
391:
387:
381:
377:
369:
367:
360:Personal life
357:
355:
350:
346:
342:
334:
329:
325:
323:
319:
309:
307:
303:
299:
295:
294:William Rawle
291:
287:
277:
275:
271:
266:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
211:(grandfather)
210:
205:
202:
198:
194:
190:
187:
184:
180:
176:
173:
171:Resting place
169:
165:
157:April 3, 1858
156:
152:
148:
147:New York City
136:
132:
127:
123:
117:
112:
109:
104:
98:
93:
90:
85:
82:
79:
73:
70:
67:
61:
55:
50:
47:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
1439:(since 1854)
1406:
1357:J. N. Barker
1229:S. Shoemaker
1200:B. Shoemaker
1169:B. Shoemaker
1136:Shippen (II)
1131:B. Shoemaker
1061:Charles Read
958:Colonial era
948:Philadelphia
907:Peter McCall
895:
854:. Retrieved
850:
841:
829:. Retrieved
824:
814:
802:. Retrieved
782:
778:
768:
756:. Retrieved
741:
734:
722:. Retrieved
707:
700:
688:. Retrieved
673:
666:
654:. Retrieved
639:
632:
620:. Retrieved
614:
590:. Retrieved
584:
577:
565:. Retrieved
559:
552:
543:
537:
525:. Retrieved
521:
518:"Whig Party"
511:
499:. Retrieved
494:
490:
466:. Retrieved
460:
431:. Retrieved
426:
394:. Retrieved
389:
380:
363:
337:
315:
283:
262:
245:
244:
159:(1858-04-03)
115:
96:
81:Peter McCall
76:Succeeded by
53:
18:
1643:1858 deaths
1638:1789 births
1517:Blankenburg
1222:J. Lawrence
1184:W. Plumsted
1159:W. Plumsted
1121:C. Plumsted
1106:Morris (II)
1096:C. Plumsted
1048:C. Plumsted
975:Shippen (I)
306:War of 1812
64:Preceded by
1632:Categories
1215:T. Willing
1179:C. Willing
1149:C. Willing
980:Morris (I)
946:Mayors of
901:1841–1844
890:John Swift
372:References
318:Whig Party
250:Whig Party
232:Occupation
195:Mary Emlen
140:1789-10-25
69:John Swift
1557:Lamberton
1502:Ashbridge
1462:McMichael
1342:J. Barker
1327:J. Barker
1164:Strettell
1101:Griffitts
1081:Griffitts
1071:Griffitts
1038:Fishbourn
1033:Dickinson
1020:Dickinson
856:March 18,
831:March 19,
804:March 19,
758:March 19,
690:March 19,
656:March 19,
592:March 19,
567:March 19,
527:March 19,
501:March 19,
468:March 19,
433:March 19,
396:March 19,
224:Education
200:Relations
116:In office
101:1826–1832
97:In office
58:1841–1844
54:In office
1572:Dilworth
1532:Kendrick
1522:T. Smith
1482:W. Smith
1422:J. Jones
1387:Richards
1377:Richards
1292:Clarkson
1225:I. Jones
1210:Harrison
1141:Hamilton
995:Stanbury
985:G. Jones
724:April 1,
622:April 1,
272:and the
216:Children
206:(father)
1597:Rendell
1552:Connell
1512:Reyburn
1497:Warwick
1472:Stokley
1362:Wharton
1352:Wharton
1337:Keppele
1332:Wharton
1322:Wharton
1317:Inskeep
1307:Inskeep
1302:Wharton
1287:Barclay
1196:Stamper
1145:Attwood
1111:Roberts
1015:Preston
1000:Masters
990:Willcox
1617:Parker
1612:Kenney
1607:Nutter
1602:Street
1562:Samuel
1547:Wilson
1537:Mackey
1507:Weaver
1492:Stuart
1487:Fitler
1447:Conrad
1427:Gilpin
1412:McCall
1382:Milnor
1372:Dallas
1367:Watson
1312:Lawler
1240:Rhoads
1236:Fisher
1233:Gibson
1116:Hasell
1076:Hasell
1057:Hudson
1053:Norris
1010:Carter
970:Morrey
797:
749:
715:
681:
647:
312:Career
192:Spouse
166:, U.S.
149:, U.S.
1592:Goode
1587:Green
1582:Rizzo
1567:Clark
1542:Moore
1527:Moore
1457:Henry
1417:Swift
1407:Scott
1402:Swift
1397:Roach
1392:Swift
1347:Geyer
1297:Baker
1282:Miles
1277:Powel
1245:Powel
1205:Duché
1189:Shute
1091:Allen
1043:Logan
795:JSTOR
44:63rd
1577:Tate
1477:King
1452:Vaux
1263:Pre-
1126:Till
1028:Hill
1024:Roch
1005:Hill
858:2024
833:2024
806:2024
760:2024
747:ISBN
726:2024
713:ISBN
692:2024
679:ISBN
658:2024
645:ISBN
624:2024
594:2024
569:2024
529:2024
503:2024
470:2024
435:2024
398:2024
186:Whig
154:Died
134:Born
1467:Fox
787:doi
298:bar
1634::
849:.
823:.
793:.
783:83
781:.
777:.
602:^
520:.
493:.
489:.
478:^
443:^
425:.
406:^
388:.
368:.
356:.
308:.
938:e
931:t
924:v
860:.
835:.
808:.
789::
762:.
728:.
694:.
660:.
626:.
596:.
571:.
531:.
505:.
495:3
472:.
437:.
400:.
219:8
142:)
138:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
