Arkansas was then still part of the Missouri Territory, and Scott served two terms as the first clerk of the House of Representatives.
He removed lands formerly owned by Native Americans and planned a new town called Scotia.
After serving two terms as an Arkansas territorial judge, he failed to receive senate confirmation for a third.
[1] Before moving to Little Rock, Scott challenged fellow Superior Court Judge Joseph Selden to a duel over a perceived slight towards a lady in April of 1824.
[8] In 1827, Hogan ran against Colonel Alexander S. Walker and Judge Scott for a seat on the Territorial Legislative Council.
Hogan won the election, but on May 31, 1828, he and Scott were involved in an altercation that resulted in the formers death.
[9] Hogan had been an early settler of Little Rock, having built the first home and ferry where the road from Missouri crossed the Arkansas river, and was the first justice of the Peace for Pulaski County.