British politician (ca. 1746-1808).
Robert Scott (c1746-1808) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1780. Scott was the son of Robert Scott of Lauder, Berwickshire, and his wife Elizabeth Pringle. Scott's father was one of a group of Scottish wine merchants, settled in Madeira and trading to the West Indies and other colonies in Africa and America, the continental colonies, and the Guinea coast. In about 1738 he left his partners John Scott and John Pringle in charge in Madeira, and moved to London and became senior partner in the firm of Scott and Pringle of Threadneedle Street. In 1767 he pu
Abbreviations: R.Scott
Occupations: politician, botanist
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Languages: English
Dates: 1757-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1808-00-00T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 1 plant, 1 fungus
Authorship mentions: 2 plants, 1 fungus