Scott Lord
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's23rd district
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	William E. Lansing
Succeeded by	William J. Bacon
Personal details
Born	December 11, 1820 Nelson, New York
Died	September 10, 1885 (aged 64) Morris Plains, New Jersey
Resting place	Temple Hill Cemetery,Geneseo, New York

Scott Lord (December 11, 1820 – September 10, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromNew York from 1875 to 1877.

Born inNelson, New York, Lord attended the common schools and the local academies at Morrisville and Geneseo.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced practice inMount Morris, New York.

He moved to Geneseo, the county seat, in 1847.He served as judge of Livingston County 1847-1856.He resumed the practice of law.He moved toUtica, New York, in 1872 and continued the practice of his profession.

Lord was elected as aDemocrat to theForty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877).

He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1876 to conduct the impeachment proceedings againstWilliam W. Belknap, ex-Secretary of War. Lord was the first member of Congress to have the first name Scott.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to theForty-fifth Congress. Two Oneida people exercising what they considered their right to suffrage voted for Lord in 1876, though they were later arrested and their votes were ruled invalid.^[1]

He moved to New York City in 1877 and again engaged in the practice of law.He represented some of the children of Cornelius Vanderbilt in an unsuccessful 1877 to invalidate his will.^[2]

He died inMorris Plains, New Jersey, September 10, 1885.He was interred in Temple Hill Cemetery,Geneseo, New York.

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