Sir Robert Scott
ISO
Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office
1901 – December 1910
Personal details
Born
Robert Townley Scott

(1841-12-30)30 December 1841
Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England
Died3 August 1922(1922-08-03) (aged 80)
Brisbane, Queensland
Resting placeToowong cemetery
NationalityAustralia Australian
Spouse(s)Ellen Wright
(m. 1868)
OccupationPublic servant

Sir Robert Townley Scott ISO (30 December 1841 – 3 August 1922) was a senior official in the Australian Public Service. He was appointed Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department in 1901, the year of Australia's Federation.

Life and career

Scott was born on 30 December 1841 in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] He and his family emigrated to Australia in 1848, arriving in Brisbane in December of that year.[1]

Scott was appointed first secretary of the new Australian Government Postmaster-General's Department,[2] by fellow Brisbanite James Drake, prompting allegations of state bias.[1]

Robert Scott died in his home in Brisbane on 3 August 1922.[1]

Awards

Scott was awarded an Imperial Service Order in May 1903.[3] In December 1909 he was appointed a Knight Bachelor.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Carnell, Ian, "Scott, Sir Robert Townley (1841–1922)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 6 November 2013
  2. ^ CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 5 December 2013
  3. ^ "Search Australian Honours: SCOTT, Robert Townley", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 30 August 2014
  4. ^ "Search Australian Honours: SCOTT, Robert Townley", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 30 August 2014
Government offices New titleDepartment established Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department 1901 – 1910 Succeeded byJustinian Oxenham



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