Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-17
MAJORSCOTT'SDEATH
COMES As A SHOCK TO THE BUsI-
NESS COMMUNITY.
FUNERAL FROM ST. PAUIS TO-DAY.
The Service TO BE Held st Noon
List of PaIl-Bearers and Detail
from Lee Camp-sketch of His Sue
cessful Business Career.

The death OF Major Fred r. Scott
the well-known banker and railroad man.
which occurred Sunday afternoon at MS
palatial home. on west Franklin street.
was a great shock TO be business COM
munity and TO his friends generally.
Although public attention had been
drawn to his illness through the news
papers. even those very near to him ola
not realize until within few days OF
his death that his condition was such
as 10 excite alarm. He had been III oniy
a week. He was stricken first with wnat
was thought TO be bronchitis, but TINS
ailment became complicated with pheu-
monia. and FASTENED his end.
The news of the death of one so promi-
nent in the business world as MAJOR
Scott had been was received with deep
regret and sorrow in both financial and
social circles. In Petersburg, where ,tne
deceased lived many years, and had large
interests. there was as great sur
prise and sorrow as here in Richmond
where the greater part of his career as
the head Of large enterprises had peen
spent.
FUNERAL AT NOON TO-DAY.
The funeral will take place at noon to-
day from st. PauIs Episcopal church.
OF which Major Scott had long been
member. Rev. DR.. Carmichael Will ON
ciate. The following will be the pail
bearers:
Honorary-Messrs. John II. Montague
Major Robert S. Archer Alexander Cam
eron. Major f. r. ID. Myers, DR.. o. A.
Crenshaw. Major Charles s. Stringfellow,
Thomas c. Peyton, Captain Frank w.
| Chamberlayne Colonel a. S. Buford, Gen
eral Fitzhugh Lee, Colonel Archer AM
derson, Major James II. Dooley, John +.
George. E. A. Saunders, Captain w. Cor
don McCabe, Gustavus Millhiser, Alfred
T. Harris. Jr.. John Dunlop, Nirginlus
| Newton, Robert S. Bosher, DR.. stuart
! Mcclure; DR.. ID. w. Lassiter. Petersburg
Va; John McGill, Petersburg. Va; Alex
ander Hamilton. Petersburg, Va; Cap
| tain John r. Patterson, Petersburg, Va;
| David Calender, Petersburg, Va; r.. {.
! Venable, Petersburg, Va; Major X. NJ.
| Sully, Petersburg, Va; Fortescue Whit
tie, Petersburg, Va; b. F. Newcomer
Baltimore, Nd; Henry Walters, Whining
ton. n. c.; Warren G.. Elliott. Whining
ton. n. c.; Judge Symington, Charleston,
s. c.; General Matt. Ransom.
Active-Messrs w. r. Trigg, John
| Palmer John Hayes, Charles A. Camp
bell, Charles j. Anderson, John Cham
bin; Theodore II. Price, New York;
George j. Seay, Petersburg; Thomas
Potts r. Z. Arlington, Jr.. John f.
| Glenn.
The funeral will be attended by the
following detail from r. z. Lee Camp,
No. /, of which the deceased was mem
Der: Messrs. J. c. Dickerson. j. Taylor
Ellyson, John Murphy j. V. Bidgood
]. w. Pegram, +. Leslie Spence, c. c
Scott, and ]. Barton Hill. The intermen'
will be made at Hollywood.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Major Scott was born in Bellyshanon
ireland, sixty-eight years ago. He was
one Of a family OF seven boys and one
girl. and his boyhood days were spent or
his native heath. When he was 20 years
Of age his entire family moved 10 this
country and settled in New York Young
Scott. however. after year in the me
tropolis, started out to seek his fortune
in the South He came 10 Virginia anC
settled in Petersburg, where he asso
I ciated himself with the clearinghouse o
| Thomas Branch &, Sons, in a clerical ca
pacity. By close application to business
| he soon won the confidence and esteem
| Of his employers. In 1887 Major Scot
married Miss Sarah Frances Branch,
daughter of Mr.. Thomas Branch. Subse
ouently. he was admitted to the firm
which became Thomas Branch & Co. III
| continued his connection with this firm
until 1890 moving to this city in 1872 L
take charge of the Richmond branch o
! the well known house. In the same yea
he was elected president of the Rich
nond and Petersburg road, and this of
fee he held up to the time Of his death
having worked indefatigably for the up
building OF the road. He also accepted
the office of president of the Petersburg
Savings and Insurance Company abou
fifteen years ago, and held that position
up to the time of his deat1,
HIS CAREER IN RICHMOND.
After his removal to Richmond the de
ceased united with Mr.. John p. Branch
in the organization Of the Merchants
National Bank, and was then elect
ed yice-president, continuing as sucl
throughout the remainder OF his lie
More recently he embarked in the tobac
co business, purchasing a large interes
i'm the plant of the ]. Wright Company
of which he became president. His son
Mr.. Thomas b. Scott managed this busl
ness. however, and the deceased CAV
but little time or attention 10 it,
During his residence in Petersburg. il
1850. Major Scott enlisted as a private II
the Petersburg Rifles, and when tina
command was mustered into the Confede
rate service he marched TO the front. II
served one year as a private, and wa
then assigned to General Colston's bri
gade as a quartermaster, with the ranl
as major. In 1863 he was made first as
c;..ant cononissary for General Lee
ern,v and was stationed in Norfolk. con
timing in that offire until the surrender
} in 1875. He was also interested in a mum
her of other enterprises. being directo
IN eeveral railroads and banks through
out the South.
Major Scott was a prudent business
man of intelligence and energy, ant
anassed a large fortune. He was one o
The most prominent financiers of III
south and on all things pertaining [
finance his advice was much sought af
ter He was a man of clear judgment
fine business sagacity, and marke
ability. He gave close study I
,ha business interests of the country
and kept himself informed on such mat
ters as the markets, the tariff. currency
and agricultural conditions throughou
the country.
HIS HOME AND FAMILY.
7taior Scott built a magnificent HON
-, FRANKLIN street opposite Monroe Par
in 1853. and since that time mad live
there with his wife and family. consist
ing of six sons and two daughters. HI
ne. ore Messrs. John w Scott, OF Al
: bemarle county; treoerlck W. SCOTT
Soott e stringfellow; Thomas 3. Scot
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