Robert Scott (public servant)

Sir Robert Scott
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Sir Robert Scott ISO
Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department
	In office; 1901 – December 1910
Personal details
Born	Robert Townley Scott; 30 December 1841; Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England
Died	3 August 1922 (aged 80); Brisbane, Queensland
Resting place	Toowong cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Ellen Wright; (m. 1868)
Occupation	Public servant

Sir Robert Townley Scott ISO (30 December 1841 – 3 August 1922) was a senior official in the Australian Public Service. He was appointed Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department in 1901, the year of Australia's Federation.

Life and career

Scott was born on 30 December 1841 in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England.^[1] He and his family emigrated to Australia in 1848, arriving in Brisbane in December of that year.^[1]

Scott was appointed first secretary of the new Australian Government Postmaster-General's Department,^[2] by fellow Brisbanite James Drake, prompting allegations of state bias.^[1]

Robert Scott died in his home in Brisbane on 3 August 1922.^[1]

Awards

Scott was awarded an Imperial Service Order in May 1903.^[3] In December 1909 he was appointed a Knight Bachelor.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Carnell, Ian, "Scott, Sir Robert Townley (1841–1922)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 6 November 2013
^ CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 5 December 2013
^ "Search Australian Honours: SCOTT, Robert Townley", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 30 August 2014
^ "Search Australian Honours: SCOTT, Robert Townley", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 30 August 2014

Government offices
New title Department established	Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department 1901 – 1910	Succeeded by Justinian Oxenham

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[Carnell-1] Carnell, Ian, "Scott, Sir Robert Townley (1841–1922)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 6 November 2013

[NAA_CA_9-2] CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 5 December 2013

[3] "Search Australian Honours: SCOTT, Robert Townley", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 30 August 2014

[4] "Search Australian Honours: SCOTT, Robert Townley", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 30 August 2014

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Robert Scott (public servant)

Life and career

Awards

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