Gustavus Scott, the Glossary
Gustavus Scott (1753 – December 25, 1800) was an American lawyer who served in several legislative capacities in Maryland during and after the American Revolutionary War, as well as farmed in Fairfax County, Virginia, and served as one of the commissioners superintending the erection of public buildings in the new federal city (Washington, D.C.) from 1794 to 1800.[1]
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28 relations: Aberdeen, Annapolis Convention (1774–1776), Colony of Virginia, Congress of the Confederation, David Stuart (Virginia politician), Dorchester County, Maryland, Fairfax County, Virginia, Federalist Party, George Mason, George Washington, Gustavus H. Scott, History of Washington, D.C., King's College, Aberdeen, London, Maryland, Maryland House of Delegates, Middle Temple, Montgomery County, Maryland, Prince William County, Virginia, Prince William Forest Park, Scotland, Somerset County, Maryland, Thomas Johnson (judge), Virginia, Washington, D.C., William Cranch, William Lawrence Scott, William Thornton.
- People of Maryland in the American Revolution
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (Aiberdeen,; Obar Dheathain; Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city.
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Annapolis Convention (1774–1776)
The Annapolis Convention was an Assembly of the Counties of Maryland that functioned as the colony's provincial government from 1774 to 1776 during the early days leading up to the American Revolution.
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Colony of Virginia
The Colony of Virginia was a British, colonial settlement in North America between 1606 and 1776.
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Congress of the Confederation
The Congress of the Confederation, or the Confederation Congress, formally referred to as the United States in Congress Assembled, was the governing body of the United States from March 1, 1781, until March 3, 1789, during the Confederation period.
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David Stuart (Virginia politician)
David Stuart (August 3, 1753 – October 1814) was a Virginia physician, politician, and correspondent of George Washington. Gustavus Scott and David Stuart (Virginia politician) are 1753 births.
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Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Federalist Party
The Federalist Party was a conservative and nationalist American political party and the first political party in the United States.
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George Mason
George Mason (October 7, 1792) was an American planter, politician, Founding Father, and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, where he was one of three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution.
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George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
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Gustavus H. Scott
Gustavus Hall Scott (13 June 1812 – 23 March 1882) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the Second Seminole War and the American Civil War.
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History of Washington, D.C.
The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States.
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King's College, Aberdeen
King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, the full title of which is The University and King's College of Aberdeen (Collegium Regium Aberdonense), is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and now an integral part of the University of Aberdeen.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Maryland
Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
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Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known simply as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers, the others being the Inner Temple (with which it shares Temple Church), Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn.
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Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County lies beside the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Virginia.
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Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Virginia within Prince William County (and very partially Stafford County), located adjacent to the Marine Corps Base Quantico near the town of Dumfries.
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Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Somerset County, Maryland
Somerset County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Thomas Johnson (judge)
Thomas Johnson (November 4, 1732 – October 26, 1819) was an 18th-century American lawyer, politician, and patriot. Gustavus Scott and Thomas Johnson (judge) are Maryland lawyers and People of Maryland in the American Revolution.
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Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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William Cranch
William Cranch (July 17, 1769 – September 1, 1855) was a United States circuit judge and chief judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
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William Lawrence Scott
William Lawrence Scott (July 2, 1828 – September 19, 1891) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, a prominent railroad executive, as well as a prominent horse breeder and horse racer.
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William Thornton
William Thornton (May 20, 1759 – March 28, 1828) was an American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol. Gustavus Scott and William Thornton are Alumni of the University of Aberdeen.
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See also
People of Maryland in the American Revolution
- Captain William Bowie
- Daniel Carroll
- Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
- David Burnes
- George Gale (congressman)
- George Plater
- George Steuart Hume
- Gustavus Richard Brown
- Gustavus Scott
- James Pritchard (politician)
- James Wilkinson
- John Gunby
- John Hanson
- John Parker (pioneer)
- John Rogers (Continental Congress)
- John Stevenson (doctor)
- Jonathan Plowman Jr.
- Joseph Gilpin
- Joseph Nicholson (public official)
- Joshua Barney
- Lambert Wickes
- Lawrence Everhart
- Mary Katharine Goddard
- Matthew Tilghman
- Nathaniel Gist
- Otho Holland Williams
- Richard Potts
- Richard Wickes
- Robert Bowie
- Robert Smith (Cabinet member)
- Roger Nelson (politician)
- Stephen Bloomer Balch
- Stephen West (Maryland merchant)
- Tench Tilghman
- Thomas Contee
- Thomas Johnson (judge)
- Thomas Lancaster Lansdale
- Thomas Lloyd (stenographer)
- Thomas Noble Stockett
- Walter Bowie
- William Murdock
- William Paca
- William Steuart (Mayor of Baltimore)
- William Steuart (planter)