# David Lynch Scott > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Lynch_Scott > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Lynch_Scott.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch_Scott > Source revision: 1345895606 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian judge David Lynch Scott Chief Justice of Alberta In office 1921–1924 Preceded by Horace Harvey Succeeded by George Bligh O'Connor Mayor of Orangeville In office 1879–1880 Mayor of Regina In office 1884–1885 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Daniel Mowat Personal details Born (1845-08-21)August 21, 1845 Brampton, Ontario Died July 26, 1924(1924-07-26) (aged 78) Cooking Lake, Alberta Occupation Lawyer, politician, soldier Awards Canada General Service Medal Military service Allegiance Canadian Militia Years of service 1866 - 1879 Rank Private Sergeant Lieutenant Colonel Unit Brampton Infantry Company 36th Peel Regiment Battles/wars Fenian Raids **David Lynch Scott** (21 August 1845 – 26 July 1924) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [militia officer](/source/Colonial_Militia_in_Canada), [lawyer](/source/Lawyer), and [judge](/source/Judge). He served as mayor of [Orangeville, Ontario](/source/Orangeville%2C_Ontario), mayor of [Regina, Saskatchewan](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan) and [Chief Justice of Alberta](/source/Chief_Justice_of_Alberta). ## Early life He was born in [Brampton, Ontario](/source/Brampton%2C_Ontario), the son of John Scott and Mary Lynch. He studied law at [Osgoode Hall](/source/Osgoode_Hall), was called to the Ontario bar in 1870 and practised in [Brampton](/source/Brampton) and Orangeville. In 1882, he moved to [Regina, Saskatchewan](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan). ## Marriage He married Mary McVittie on November 19, 1883 in [Barrie, Ontario](/source/Barrie%2C_Ontario). ## Career He enlisted as a private in the [36th (Peel) Battalion of Infantry](/source/Peel_and_Dufferin_Regiment) during the [Fenian invasions](/source/Fenian_raids) of 1866. By the end of his military service in 1879, he had attained the rank of [lieutenant-colonel](/source/Lieutenant-colonel).[1] Lieutenant David Scott, 36th Peel Battalion, c.1870 Scott was mayor of Orangeville from 1879–1880, and in 1884-85 served as the first Mayor of Regina.[2] Scott first rose to prominence as a lawyer when he acted as the junior counsel for the [crown](/source/The_Crown) in the prosecutions of [Louis Riel](/source/Louis_Riel), [Big Bear](/source/Big_Bear), [Poundmaker](/source/Poundmaker) and those involved in the [Frog Lake Massacre](/source/Frog_Lake_Massacre) following the [North-West Rebellion](/source/North-West_Rebellion) of 1885. He was named [Queen's Counsel](/source/Queen's_Counsel) in 1885 and was the first person admitted as an advocate of the Northwest Territories. Scott became a justice of the newly formed [Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_Northwest_Territories) in 1894, seated in [Calgary, Alberta](/source/Calgary%2C_Alberta). In 1907 he became a member of the [Supreme Court](/source/Court_of_Queen's_Bench_of_Alberta) of the new [province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Alberta](/source/Alberta), seated in [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton%2C_Alberta). When [Chief Justice of Alberta](/source/Chief_Justice_of_Alberta) [Arthur Sifton](/source/Arthur_Sifton) resigned to become Premier, Scott thought he would be his replacement. However, [Horace Harvey](/source/Horace_Harvey) received the appointment. This frustrated Scott to the extent that he went from being an extremely active member of the bench, to a virtually non-existent member for the next decade. However, on 15 September 1921, he became the [Chief Justice](/source/Chief_Justice) of Alberta and presided over the [Supreme Court of Alberta Appellate Division](/source/Alberta_Court_of_Appeal). This reignited the feud with Harvey who had occupied the position of Chief Justice of Alberta since 1910.[3] The feud was resolved in Scott's favour by the [Judicial Committee of the Privy Council](/source/Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council) in [*Reference re Chief Justice of Alberta*](/source/Horace_Harvey#Chief_Justice_of_Alberta). ## Later life Scott was awarded an honorary [Doctor of Laws](/source/Doctor_of_Laws) from the [University of Alberta](/source/University_of_Alberta) in 1924. ## Death He died in Cooking Lake, Alberta, where he had a summer cottage, at the age of 78 in 1924. He was interred in [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton%2C_Alberta). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Biography at the *Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online*](http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7860) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Saskatchewan Courts of Law website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170402124901/http://sasklawcourts.ca/index.php/david-l-scott). Archived from [the original](http://www.sasklawcourts.ca/index.php/david-l-scott) on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2013-03-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Biography at the *Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online*, ibid.](http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7860) Authority control databases International WorldCat National United States v t e Mayors of Regina, Saskatchewan Scott Mowat W.C. Hamilton Smith McCaul R. H. Williams Willoughby Martin Marsh Eddy Darke McInnis Mollard Smith Laird P. McAra Smith R. H. Williams P. McAra Martin Balfour Cowan Black Grassick Burton Mason J. McAra Balfour J. McAra Rink Ellison Grassick C. C. Williams McNall McGillivray Menzies Grant Hammond Cowburn Baker Walker Baker Schneider D. Hamilton Archer Fiacco Fougere Masters Bachynski --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Lynch Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch_Scott) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch_Scott?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.