George Adam Scott was a Canadian

Canada

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 provincial politician

Politician

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. He was born in either Portage la Prairie

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

-Transportation:Portage la Prairie railway station is served by Via Rail with both The Canadian and Winnipeg – Churchill trains calling at the station....

 or Winnipeg, Manitoba to John and Jane (Bell) Scott, the fifth of eight children. John Scott was an active member of the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Canada

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, and once ran for public office, but lost.

After finishing elementary school in Springfield, Manitoba

Springfield, Manitoba

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, Scott attended the Collegiate Institute at Hartney, Manitoba

Hartney, Manitoba

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, and later a similar institute in Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon, Manitoba

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. He prepared for a teaching profession at the Normal School

Normal school

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 of Winnipeg, after which he taught for seven years, three of which he was the principal of the public schools of Wawanesa, Manitoba

Wawanesa, Manitoba

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. He then moved to Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

 to work for the Western Farm & Hail Insurance Company. This lasted for one year, after which he moved to Davidson, Saskatchewan

Davidson, Saskatchewan

Davidson is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 104 km southeast of Saskatoon beside provincial highway 11. It is located almost exactly halfway between Saskatoon and Regina and was a popular stopping-off point for travellers before Hwy...

 to homestead

Homestead principle

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While in Davidson, Scott became active for politics, and was elected as a Liberal to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

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 for the newly created constituency of Arm River

Arm River (electoral district)

Arm River was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was located in south central Saskatchewan. It was created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908...

 in 1908. He held the riding for 5 consecutive terms spanning 20 years, and served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

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 from 1919 until 1925. He retired from Legislature in 1928, and in the subsequent by-election

By-election

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, Liberal Thomas Frederick Waugh

Thomas Frederick Waugh

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 was elected as member for Arm River. During this time he also served as chairman of the Davidson board of education.

After retiring from the Legislature, he worked for 15 years as an inspector for the Saskatchewan tax department, after which he retired to Alberta

Alberta

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, living in Bassino

Bassano, Alberta

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, Lethbridge, and finally Calgary in 1958.

He was married to Elta Mary Elliot (?-1960) and had five children: Jean (Belcher), Claire (Elliott), Walter E., John Wilfrid, and James McNeal. Scott was a Mason

Freemasonry

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, being the first master of the Davidson Lodge, a member of the United Church

United Church of Canada

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, and an avid curler

Curling

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, having won the grand challenge cup a number of times.