Reverend John Robert Scott Sr. (1840-41 – February 18, 1929) was a religious and political leader in Florida as well as a college president. He was born into slavery in Virginia. During the Reconstruction era he became a pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church and a state legislator.
Reverend John R. Scott, Sr. | |
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| Church | St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, Florida |
| Other post(s) | Member, Florida House of Representatives; President, Edward Waters College |
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| Born | 1840-41 (estimated) Virginia (born a slave) |
| Died | February 18, 1929 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Buried | Memorial Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida |
| Denomination | African Methodist Episcopal |
| Residence | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Spouse | Emily Jane Scott (married Duval County, FL, September 7, 1868[citation needed]) |
| Children | Thomas D., John H, Rachael A V, Mary A C, Patrick G |
| Occupation | Minister, politician, college president |
| Profession | Minister |
| Education | Doctor of Divinity[1] |
He was chosen in 1870 as the first pastor of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church of Jacksonville, Florida.[2] He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing Jacksonville, from 1868 to 1873 and again in 1879.[3] He was a leading politician in Jacksonville during the Reconstruction Era and a member of the City Council;[4] his group "once [1872] had so many representatives in the city government that the entire form of government was changed by an executive act in Tallahassee".[5]: 13
In 1893, a photograph documents that he was the president of Edward Waters College.[6]
His son John R. Scott Jr., earned a Bachelor of Divinity, was also a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (and secretary of its conference, 1889), a member of the Florida Legislature, and a professor of homiletics (preaching) at Edward Waters College.[7]
See also
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edit- ^ 1870 U.S. Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XKG5-73?i=186&cc=1438024
- ^ "History of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church". Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Reverend John R. Scott, Sr". Florida Memory. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Portrait of John R. Scott - Jacksonville, Florida". Florida Memory. 1889. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1993). McDonough, Gary W. (ed.). The Florida Negro. A Federal Writers' Project Legacy. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 0878055886.
- ^ "President John R. Scott of Edward Waters College and students - Jacksonville, Florida". Florida Memory. 1893. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Ministers in the African M.E. Church". Florida Memory. 1889. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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