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Information on James Scott
James Scott
Notable Facts
Helped draft original Indiana State Constitution, and was primary author of sections on education
Refused gubernatorial candidacy in 1831, but received votes anyway
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Indiana Supreme Court Justice
District 1
In office
Dec 28, 1816 to Dec 28, 1830
Assumed:
Appointed by Governor
Left:
Not Reappointed By Governor
James Scott spent 14 years, 3 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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1831–Governor
LOST
General Election–Monday, August 1, 1831
45.61%
Noah Noble
*
, 23,518 votes
40.73%
James Gray Read
, 21,002 votes
13.54%
Milton Stapp
, 6,984 votes
0.12%
James Scott
, 61 votes
0.00%
Robert Hanna
, 1 votes
Out of
51,566
votes casts, the margin of victory was
2,516
(4.88%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, James Scott had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.
