Thomas Scott (c. 1739 – March 2, 1796) was an American lawyer and politician who was born in the Province of Pennsylvania.
Born in what is now Chester County, Pennsylvania in about 1739, Scott opted to study law while still young.
Following his admission to the bar and subsequent practice of law, he moved to the area known today as Brownsville in Fayette County and settled on Dunlaps Creek at Redstone Old Fort circa 1770.
He served in that capacity until March 28, 1789, when he resigned in order to accept his elected position with the U.S. House of Representatives.
[1] Among his contributions, he purportedly had the honor of presenting to the Congress of the new nation a resolution that established the capital city on the banks of the Potomac River now known as Washington, D.C.[2] He was one of nine representatives to vote against the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.