Bishop Scott Academy was a school located in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, United States

United States

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. Affiliated with the Episcopal Church, the school was named for the Reverend Thomas Fielding Scott. The school opened in 1870 to educate young men in good citizenship and prepare them to enter the ministry. Later a military department was added to the school before closing in 1904.

History

The academy traces its roots to the Trinity School for Boys that was established in 1856 by Scott. This grammar school remained in operation until 1865. In 1870, the Bishop Scott Grammar School was organized, but was unaffiliated with the earlier school. The cornerstone for the school was laid down on July 5 by Bishop B. Wistar Morris on land donated by Captain George H. Flanders and his sister Mrs. Caroline Couch (wife of John H. Couch

John H. Couch

John Heard Couch was an American sea captain and pioneer in the Oregon Country in the 19th century. Often referred to as Captain Couch, he became famous for his singular skill at navigation of the mouth of the Columbia River. He is one of the early residents and founders of Portland,...

). The school opened on September 6, 1870, under the leadership of Charles H. Allen.

Bishop Scott Academy burned down in 1877 and was rebuilt in 1878. In 1878, the school hired Joseph W. Hill as headmaster and the name was changed to Bishop Scott Academy. The school added a military department in 1887, with the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 taking control of that section in 1895. The academy organized the first football team in the Northwest and held the first game of that sport in the Northwest in 1889. In 1901, the school saw its largest enrollment with 234 students, and the resignation of Hill as headmaster. Hill left to start the Hill Military Academy

Hill Military Academy

Hill Military Academy was a private, College preparatory military academy in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1901, it was a leading military boarding school in the Pacific Northwest. Originally located in Northwest Portland, it later moved to Rocky Butte where it remained until it...

. Enrollment then declined and the school was closed in 1904, although there were several unsuccessful attempts to revive the school in Yamhill County, Oregon

Yamhill County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Siuslaw National Forest *Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 84,992 people, 28,732 households, and 21,376 families residing in the county. The population density was 119 people per square mile . There were 30,270...

.

Alumni and faculty

• Nielson Hagerup (1864-1922), artist
• James Jackson
  James Jackson (Medal of Honor)
  James Jackson was an American officer in the U.S. Army during the mid-to late 19th century. He was a captain with the 12th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and with the 1st U.S. Cavalry in the Indian Wars...
  
   (1833–1916), United States Army
  United States Army
  The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
  
   Medal of Honor
  Medal of Honor
  The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
  
   winner
• Franklin F. Korell
  Franklin F. Korell
  Franklin Frederick Korell was an attorney and United States Congressman who represented the U.S. state of Oregon for two terms.-Early life:...
  
   (1889-1965), politician
• Clifton N. McArthur
  Clifton N. McArthur
  Clifton Nesmith McArthur was a U.S. Representative from Oregon, and grandson of Senator James Willis Nesmith. His father was a member of the Oregon Supreme Court, and Clifton twice served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.-Early life:McArthur was born in The Dalles, Oregon on June...
  
   (1879-1923), politician
• Benjamin Wistar Morris, III (1870–1944), architect
• Adolph D. Schmidt (1886-1947), brewer, hotelier
• Loyal B. Stearns
  Loyal B. Stearns
  Loyal B. Stearns was an American politician, attorney, and jurist in Oregon. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Oregon, he became a lawyer and practiced in Portland. A Republican, he was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and later a judge for several courts.-Early life:Loyal Stearns...
  
   (1853-1936), politician
• Walter L. Tooze
  Walter L. Tooze
  Walter Lincoln Tooze was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. He served as the 66th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and as a state district court judge...
  
  (1887-1956), politician
• Frederick Eugene Trotter (1873-1939), physician