Robert Kingston Scott | |
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| 74th Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office July 6, 1868 – December 7, 1872 | |
| Lieutenant | Lemuel Boozer Alonzo J. Ransier |
| Preceded by | James Lawrence Orr |
| Succeeded by | Franklin I. Moses, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 8, 1826 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | August 12, 1900 (aged 74) Napoleon, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Glenwood Cemetery, Napoleon, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | physician, lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1868 |
| Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
| Commands | 68th Ohio Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Robert Kingston Scott (July 8, 1826 – August 12, 1900) was an American Republican politician, the 74th governor of South Carolina, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1891 he built a Queen Anne Italianate Victorian home in Napoleon, Ohio and lived there until his death in 1900. It still stands to this day in Napoleon on the corner of W. Clinton Street and Haley Ave.