death_date death_place birth_place imagesize name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
04 march 1870 upper fort garry , manitoba , canada clandeboye , county down , ireland 230px thomas scott 01 january 1842 orangemanthomasscott.gif thomas scott -lrb- orangeman -rrb-
 thomas scott surveyor hasting 's battalion of rifles for dawson road project , soldier in the
thomas scott -lrb- orangeman -rrb-

thomas scott -lrb- c. 1842 -- 4 march 1870 -rrb- was an irish-born canadian who immigrated to canada in 1863 .
while working as a labourer on the `` dawson road project , '' he become involved in a strike against the project 's superintendent john snow .
fired from the project and left out of work , scott found his way to winnipeg where he met john christian schultz and fell under the influence of the canadian party .
his political involvement in the red river settlement from then on led to his capture at fort garry where he was held hostage with others .
on march 4th 1870 scott was marched out of fort garry 's east gate and was executed on the wall by the provisional government of the red river settlement led by louis riel .
scott 's execution led to the wolseley expedition - a military force sent to confront louis riel and the métis at the red river settlement , authorized by sir john a. macdonald .
thomas scott 's execution highlights a time of severe conflict between settlers and the métis in canadian history .
different depictions of scott and his execution are portrayed in various sources by historians .
