James Scott (American politician)

[2][3] By 1885 he and his brother, Robert Scott, were living near Show Low, Arizona, where they had a large sheep ranch.

[14][15] In 1896, his wife, Linda, was deputized by Scott so that she could accompany a female prisoner from St. Johns, Arizona to Phoenix.

[20][21][22] At the end of summer 1898, Mrs. Scott and the three children moved from Arizona to Los Angeles, California, to take advantage of better school options.

[15] When the Arizona Wool Growers Association was incorporated in 1899, Scott was on the board of the directors, as well as being president of its eastern division.

[37] In 1910, Scott was one of two candidates nominated by the Republicans as the representatives from Navajo County to the state's Constitutional Convention.

[38] He finished second in the October election, behind Democrat William Morgan, making them the two Navajo County representatives to the convention.

He had attempted to get divorced several months earlier, but Linda contested the action, due to disliking the distribution of assets.

[2] In 1920, Scott was nominated by the Republicans to run for the sole Arizona State Senate seat from Navajo County.

[2][49] In May 1927, a bronze tablet commemorating Scott, was installed on the second floor of the state capitol in Phoenix, joining six others already there of deceased members of the Constitutional Convention.