Background

Frederick George Scott was born on April 7, 1861, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of William Edward Scott, for nearly forty years Professor of Anatomy at McGill University, and Elizabeth Sproston.

Education

Frederick George Scott was educated at the High School of Montreal. In 1881 Scott received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bishop’s College (now Bishop's University). From 1882 to 1883 he studied theology at King’s College. In 1884 he obtained a Master of Arts degree from Bishop's University.

Career

In 1884 Frederick George Scott was ordained deacon and priest in 1886. His subsequent clerical career is indicated by the following: curate at Coggeshall, Essex, England, from 1886 to 1887, the Rector of Drummondville, from 1887 to 1896. He was rector of St. George’s Church, Drummondville, Quebec (1886 to 1887), and St. Matthew’s Church, Quebec (1899 to 1933). As Chaplain of the 8th Royal Rifles (1914 to 1919), Scott volunteered in the Great War. In 1925, he was appointed Archdeacon of Quebec, serving until 1933. Scott was an accomplished and well-known poet and author before and after World War I.

He published 13 books of poetry in his lifetime: Justin and Other Poems (1885), The Soul's Quest and Other Poems (1888), My Lattice and Other Poems (1894), The Unnamed Lake and Other Poems (1897), Poems Old and New (1900), A Hymn of Empire and Other Poems (1906), Poems (1910), The Gates of Time, and Other Poems (1915), In the Battle Silences: Poems Written at the Front (1916), In Sun and Shade: A Book of Verse (1926), New Poems (1929), Selected Poems (1933), and Collected Poems (1934).

Throughout Scott’s work, he emphasized major themes. Many early poems feature spiritual crises and their resolutions, especially those collected in Justin and Other Poems, The Soul’s Quest and Other Poems, and Elton Hazlewood: A Memoir by His Friend Harry Vane. The Soul's Quest and Other Poems also introduces the heroic celebration of nationhood and imperialism. The unspoiled Canadian wilderness appears in My Lattice and Other Poems and The Unnamed Lake and Other Poems.

Achievements

• Frederick George Scott published several books of Christian and patriotic poetry. His best-known poem is The Unnamed Lake. His works received high praise from critics. In 1902 he received an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree from Bishop's University.
  
  He was decorated twice during the First World War. In 1916 he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. In 1918 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

Works

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  • Justin, and Other Poems 1885
  • The Soul's Quest: And Other Poems 1888
  • Elton Hazlewood: A Memoir, by His Friend Henry Vane 1893
  • My Lattice, and Other Poems 1897
  • The Unnamed Lake and Other Poems 1897
  • Poems: Old and New 1900
  • A Hymn of Empire: And Other Poems 1906
  • The Key of Life: A Mystery Play 1907
  • Poems 1910
  • The Great War As I Saw It 1922

Politics

Frederick George Scott was a nationalist.

Membership

Frederick George Scott was a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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Connections

On April 27, 1887, Frederick George Scott married Amy Brook. They had six children.

Father:

William Edward Scott

Mother:

Elizabeth Sproston

Spouse:

Amy Scott

Son:

Henry Hutton Scott

Son:

Elton Scott

Son:

Charles Lennox Scott

References

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