Duncan Campbell Scott | |
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| Born | August 2, 1862 Ottawa, United Province of Canada |
| Died | December 19, 1947 (aged 85) Ottawa, Canada |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Citizenship | British subject |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Confederation Poets |
| Notable awards | CMG, Lorne Pierce Medal, FRSC |
| Spouse | Belle 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.
- ^ Ross, Malcolm M. (1960). "Introduction". Poets of the Confederation: Carman, Lampman, Roberts, Scott. Toronto: McLelland and Stewart. p. vii. Retrieved September 22, 2015.