Background
Henry was the seventh son of Thomas Scott, of Boode House, near Braunton, in Devonshire, a member of an old Scottish family, and was educated in Bristol.
Henry was the seventh son of Thomas Scott, of Boode House, near Braunton, in Devonshire, a member of an old Scottish family, and was educated in Bristol.
He was one of the founders, and for many years a director, of the National Bank of Australasia, and was responsible for erection of the Eagle Chambers at the corner of Pirie Street and King William Street. He was appointed a director of the Bank of Adelaide in 1889, and held similar positions with the Queensland Investment and Land Mortgage Company, and the National Mutual Life Association. He was attorney for the Cornwall Fire and Marine Insurance Company until its amalgamation with the Commercial Union Assurance Company, of which he was a director, and was an agent for the Eagle Life Assurance Company.
He invested in various pastoral properties throughout the colony.
Throughout this period he gave vigorous support to deep-drainage schemes, which helped give Adelaide a reputation as the healthiest city in Australia. In 1876 he built "Benacre", a mansion in Glen Osmond, named for Emily"s ancestral home.
They were generous hosts, and held numerous social events. They also had a summer residence, "Boode", in Crafers, South Australia.
They had no children.
He was forced by ill-health to retire around 1905, and died at his summer residence, "Boode", Crafers, South Australia. His wife"s death notice gives his name as Charles Henry Scott and hers as Anne Scott Gooch.