Robert Kingston Scott

Robert Kingston Scott
74th Governor of South Carolina
In office
July 6, 1868 – December 7, 1872
LieutenantLemuel Boozer
Alonzo J. Ransier
Preceded byJames Lawrence Orr
Succeeded byFranklin I. Moses, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1826-07-08)July 8, 1826
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, US
DiedAugust 12, 1900(1900-08-12) (aged 74)
Napoleon, Ohio, US
Resting placeGlenwood Cemetery, Napoleon, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Professionphysician, lawyer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1868
RankBrigadier General
Brevet Major General
Commands68th Ohio Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican 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.