He was born in either Portage la Prairie[1] or Winnipeg, Manitoba,[2] to John and Jane (Bell) Scott, the fifth of eight children.
[2] While in Davidson, Scott became active for politics, and was elected as a Liberal to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the newly created constituency of Arm River in 1908.
[4] He retired from the Legislature in 1928 after being named income tax inspector for Regina,[3] and in the subsequent by-election, Liberal Thomas Frederick Waugh was elected as member for Arm River.
[1] He was married to Elta Mary Elliot (?-1960) and had five children: Jean (Belcher), Claire (Elliott), Walter E., John Wilfrid, and James McNeal.
[1][2] Scott was a Mason, being the first master of the Davidson Lodge, a member of the United Church, and an avid curler, having won the grand challenge cup a number of times.