Leslie McChesney Scott | |
|---|---|
 Scott in 1941 | |
| Oregon State Treasurer | |
| In office January 6, 1941 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Governor | Charles A. Sprague Earl Snell John H. Hall |
| Preceded by | Walter Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Walter Pearson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1878 Portland, Oregon |
| Died | December 18, 1968 (aged 90) Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Publisher |
Leslie McChesney Scott (February 18, 1878 – December 18, 1968)[1] was an American historian, newspaper publisher and Republican politician in Oregon. He served as Oregon State Treasurer from 1941-1949.[2] He served as acting Governor of Oregon for a period in 1948.[3] He was also president of the Portland, Oregon Chamber of Commerce.[4]
He served as chairman of the Oregon Historical Quarterly and served more than 40 years on the board of the Oregon Historical Society.[5]
Scott and his father, Oregonian editor Harvey W. Scott, compiled the six-volume A History of the Oregon Country.[6] Leslie Scott served on the board of The Oregonian starting in 1939.[7] In 1940, he was elected as a Republican to the office of State Treasurer, taking office on January 6, 1941.[8] Scott won re-election to a second four-year term in 1944, and then left office on January 3, 1949.[8]
His house in Portland, the Leslie M. Scott House, built circa 1910, is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The NRHP-listed Coleman-Scott House is also associated with Scott.[5]
- ^ Family Search.com Individual Record
- ^ The Political Graveyard, Index to Politicians: Scott, K to N
- ^ http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=12924 The American Presidency Project, Harry S. Truman, Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Oregon. June 11, 1948
- ^ "Portland Saga". Time. 3 October 1938. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ a b Historic Irvington: The Coleman-Scott House Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Scott, Harvey W.; Scott, Leslie M. (1924). History of the Oregon Country - 6 Volumes. Cambridge: Riverside Press. p. 187. OCLC 6608313.
- F.G. Young (April 1925). "History of the Oregon Country. By HARVEY W. SCOTTT, Forty Years Editor of the Morning Oregonian". Book Reviews. The Washington Historical Quarterly. 16 (2): 146–148 – via University of Washington.
- ^ "Twins and Trusts". Time. 13 February 1939. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ a b Oregon State Treasury Administrative Overview. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on March 26, 2008.