The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
The Office of Attorney General Of
Virginia is Vacant.
HE PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME
IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MORNING, WHERE HE WAS BORN
ABOUT sIxTY-FIvE YEARS AGO.
LONG RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF
THE .ABLEST LAWYERS AT THE
VIRGINIA BAR.


yesterday morning from r. Carter Scott.
son of Major R. Taylor Scott, attorney
general of Virginia, announcing the
death OF his father which occurred dur
ing the night previous. The telegram
was addressed to Robert +. Scott. of
this city, half brother OF the deceased
The death of Major Scott was upexpect-
ed, although 1t was generally known that
he was very i'll man, and had been so
for some time,with typhoid fever, but the
general impression was that he was bet
ter. 49,
Mr.. Scott leaves family consisting of
his wife, n son, r. Carter Scott. and two
daughters, Misses Rosa and Maize His
wife was daughter of Major Richard
Henry Carter of Fauquier county, who
was appointed consul to Panama under
the administration of President Hayes.
He died at his post of duty and the re-
mains were brought back to Virginia and
buried near his home.
Deceased was 4 son of Robert E. Scott
of Warrenton, one OF the best known and
most prominent lawyers in his section of
the State. His father was married three
times, first to a Miss Taylor, the daugh-
ter of Robert S. Taylor, of Alexandria.
Mai. II. Taylor Scott, the subject of this
sketch, was the only child by this mar
riage. After the death of his mother,
Major Scott's father a2ain.married, this
time Miss Morsop, Of Richmond. AS
result Of this marriage there were
four children, sou, John Scott, who is
now dead and three daughters, two Of
whom are living. His second wife after
wards died, when he married the daugh-
ter of James Lyons, of Richmond. His
third and last wife was the mother of
Robert Il. Scott, of this city. and of three
daughters, one of them. the wife of ex-
Congressman Elliott, of the Richmond
district. AT the time of his death Major
Scott was about 65 years of age. He was
member of the law firm of Brooke &
Scott, this firm being recognized as one
of the ablest in the State. When the
war broke ont he went forth to battle for
the principles his State had espoused, go
ing into the war as captain. BY his
soldierly bearing and executive ability
he was advanced to the rank of major
After the war was over he was made u
member of the constitutional convention
which framed the present constitution
under which we live. He served two
terms in the State legislature and eight
years ago was elected attorney general
under the administration of ex. Governor
Mckinney. -Four years after when Gov
ernor O'Ferrall was elected, Major Scott
was reelected fnr another term of four
years to the office which he had so accent
ably illed, and were it not for his death
his name would have gone before the
Roanoke convention next week for re-
nomination with fair show of having
the honor again thrust upon him. His
death will somewhat alter the political
situation when the convention assemblies,
DIS it was believed by many. that he would
be the nominee for the attorney general
ship.
Robert E. Scott, brother of the deceased
was not in the city when the telegram
came, but it was forwarded to him in
Linden, Va, by his law partner, Hon.
A. +. Staples. The telegram stated that
the funeral would probably be on Sunday
morning.