Senator John Scott View All Years

MR. PRESIDENT—Your special committee, appointed to prepare resolutions concerning the life and character of Col. John Scott, respectfully report as follows:

WHEREAS, Col. John Scott, a member of the State Senate in the Eighth and Twenty-first General Assemblies and Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in the years 1868-1870, departed this life September 23rd, 1903, at his home in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, therefore, be it

Resolved, That in the death of Col. John Scott the Pioneer Lawmakers’ Association lost one of its most brilliant members; the State one of its most distinguished citizens, and the nation one of its bravest defenders in its hour of need.

Resolved, That the Senate joins with the citizens of the communities in which he lived for nearly half a century, in sorrow at his loss and tenders the his family and friends its sincere sympathy in their bereavement.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions suitably engrossed be transmitted to the family of the deceased by the Secretary of the Senate.

C. J. A. ERICSON,

P. W. CRAWFORD,

D. A. LYONS,

Committee.