Family and Education
b. 17 Oct. 1745, 1st s. of William Scott, coal-fitter, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb., and bro. of Sir John Scott. educ. Newcastle g.s.; Corpus, Oxf. 1761, BA 1764; fellow Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1765-81, tutor 1765-76, MA 1767, BCL 1772, DCL 1779; Camden Reader of Ancient History 1773-85; M. Temple, 1762, called 1780. m. (1) 7 Apr. 1781, Anna Maria (d. 4 Sept. 1809), da. and h. of John Bagnall of Erleigh Court, 1s. d.v.p. 1da. (2) 10 Apr. 1813, Lady Louisa Catherine Howe, da. and coh. of Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, wid. of John Denis Browne, 1st Mq. of Sligo [I], s.p. suc. fa. 1776; Kntd. 3 Sept. 1788; cr. Baron Stowell (of Stowell Park, Glos. which he bought for £165,000 in 1811 from the legatee of the 4th Baron Chedworth) 17 July 1821.
Offices Held
Adv. Doctors’ Commons 1779; adv.-gen. Admiralty May 1782 – Sept. 1788; registrar, ct. of faculties 1783 – 90; King’s adv. Sept. 1788 – Oct. 1798; judge of consistory ct. of London and vicar-gen. of province of Canterbury Sept. 1788–1820; master of faculties Apr. 1790 – d.; bencher, M. Temple 1794, reader 1799, treasurer 1807; judge, ct. of Admiralty Oct. 1798 – Feb. 1828; PC and member of Board of Trade 31 Oct. 1798; charity commr. 1818 – 28; commr. for building new churches 1818.
Maj. L. Inn vols. 1799.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Doctors' Commons; Erleigh Court, nr. Reading, Berks.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
SCOTT, Sir William (1745-1836)
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