Duncan Campbell Scott

Duncan Campbell Scott

Born(1862-08-02)August 2, 1862
Ottawa, United Province of Canada
DiedDecember 19, 1947(1947-12-19) (aged 85)
Ottawa, Canada
OccupationCivil servant
CitizenshipBritish subject
GenrePoetry
Literary movementConfederation Poets
Notable awardsCMG, Lorne Pierce Medal, FRSC
SpouseBelle Botsford, Elise Aylen
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Duncan Campbell Scott CMG FRSC (August 2, 1862 – December 19, 1947) was a Canadian civil servant and poet and prose writer. With Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, and Archibald Lampman, he is classed as one of Canada's Confederation Poets.[1]

A career civil servant, Scott served as deputy superintendent of the Department of Indian Affairs from 1913 to 1932.

  1. ^ Ross, Malcolm M. (1960). "Introduction". Poets of the Confederation: Carman, Lampman, Roberts, Scott. Toronto: McLelland and Stewart. p. vii. Retrieved September 22, 2015.