Thomas Scott (baptised 18 October 1746 – July 29, 1824) was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada.
He was born in the parish of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland and studied law at Lincoln's Inn in London.
In 1800, he was appointed attorney general in Upper Canada and arrived in York in 1801.
[1] In 1811, already suffering from ill health, Scott applied for a pension so that he could retire, but was refused.
During the War of 1812, the administration sought to ensure the loyalty of its subjects by imposing martial law and, in 1814, by prosecuting those who had expressed sympathy for the enemy with treason in a series of trials at Ancaster known as the "Bloody Assize".