Martin Scott (FDNY Commissioner)
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Martin Richard Scott was appointed the 20th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Robert F. Wagner
on August 6, 1964 and served in that position until the end of the Wagner Administration on December 31, 1965. The FDNY has named a medal for Outstanding Courage in his honor.
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Robert F. Wagner
Robert Ferdinand Wagner I was an American politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Senator from New York from 1927 to 1949.-Origin and early life:...
on August 6, 1964 and served in that position until the end of the Wagner Administration on December 31, 1965. The FDNY has named a medal for Outstanding Courage in his honor.
Biography
Scott was appointed Fire Commissioner having served in all the Fire Marshal's ranks in the FDNY, rising to the top as Chief Fire Marshal prior to his commissioner's appointment. Scott was never a firefighter, but was one of the original non-uniformed Fire Marshals. He died on February 10, 1979 in Edison, New JerseyEdison, New Jersey
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