Background
Scott, Sutton Selwyn was born on November 26, 1829 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Son of James G. and Ann (Biddle) Scott.
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Sutton Selwyn Scott
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Education
Graduate East Tennessee University (now University of Tennessee), 1850.
Career
Member Alabama legislature from Madison County, 1857-1858 and 1859-1860. Trustee University of Alabama, 1860. Confederate Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1863.
Delegate to Alabama Constitutional Convention, 1875.
Delegate to National Democratic Convention, Cincinnati, 1880. Member legislature from Russell County, Alabama, 1884 and 1890.
United States commissioner to adjudicate claims in North. Mexico and Colorado, 1885-1887. Chairman commission to the Indians of Utah, 1894-1896.
Achievements
Membership
Member Alabama legislature from Madison County, 1857-1858 and 1859-1860. Member legislature from Russell County, Alabama, 1884 and 1890.
Connections
Married Loula Marie Hurt, November 10, 1864.
