Clinton Lee Scott

1887–1985 (Age 98)
Newport, Orleans, Vermont, United States

The Life of Clinton Lee

When Clinton Lee Scott was born on 28 September 1887, in Newport, Orleans, Vermont, United States, his father, Robert Dent Scott, was 54 and his mother, Florence Emily Rexford, was 36. He married Edith Savilla Tripp on 13 September 1913, in Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 28 September 1985, in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Lanoka Harbor, Ocean, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clinton Lee Scott
1887–1985
Edith Savilla Tripp
1887–
Marriage: 13 September 1913
Florence Edith Scott
1915–
Martha Scott
1919–

Spouse & Children

  • Clinton Lee Scott

    Male1887–1985Male

  • Edith Savilla Tripp

    Female1887–Female

MARRIAGE
13 September 1913
Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
children

(2)

  • Florence Edith Scott

    Male1915–Male

  • Martha Scott

    Female1919–Female

Parents & Siblings

  • Robert Dent Scott

    Male1832–1898Male

  • Florence Emily Rexford

    Female1851–1906Female

siblings

(13)

+8 More Children

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 3

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1894

Age 7

Mary Philbrook was the first woman in New Jersey to become a lawyer. She had applied for admission to the New Jersey Bar in 1894, but was rejected because the New Jersey Court stated that women were not vested with any right to be attorneys. Mary lobbied with the Jersey City Woman's Club for an update to the law, which was passed in 1895 and allowed women to become lawyers. Mary Philbrook was the first woman to be admitted after the law change.
1913

Age 26

A strike led by silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey. The primary demands of the strike were focused on improved quality of working conditions and establishing an eight-hour workday limit. Two protestors were killed during the strike, and over 1,850 workers were arrested. The strike ultimately ended in failure, due to the manufacturers' inability to accept the demands of the strikes.

Name Meaning

1 English: ethnic name for someone with Scottish connections.2 Scottish and Irish: ethnic name for a Gaelic speaker.

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Clinton Scott, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Clinton S Scott in household of Florence Scott, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Clinton Scott, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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