Background
Scott was born in Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia during the American Civil War.
Scott was born in Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia during the American Civil War.
University of Virginia.
He also worked with the Ministry of Education to develop the state school system which dominated education in the Empire of Japan. After the end of his contract, he departed Japan in 1881. Scott later lived in the Kingdom of Hawaii, where he again worked as a teacher.
He maintained his contacts in Japan via the Japanese community in Hawaii.