{"id":3330,"date":"2020-11-16T14:33:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T20:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=3330"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:46:12","slug":"henry-p-scott","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry P. Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scott.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3490\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scott-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scott-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scott.png 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Henry P. Scott (Issaquena County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1878-1879<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> c. 1826 North Carolina<br \/>\n<strong>Died:<\/strong> fall 1899 in Issaquena County, MS<\/p>\n<p>Planter. Also served as sheriff (appointed by Governor Alcorn and then reelected) and tax collector of Issaquena County. Estimated birth year varies widely: 1846 in the 1878 House Journal, 1825 on the 1870 census, and 1830 on the 1880 census. Listed with wife Nancy Green and children on the 1870 census in Vicksburg and the 1880 census in Issaquena County.<\/p>\n<p>Scott signed his will on August 13, 1899, and it was probated on October 3. Nancy died in Warren County in 1924.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4431\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4431\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/scott.png\" alt=\"Signature of Henry P. Scott\" width=\"500\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/scott.png 607w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/scott-300x73.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signature of Henry P. Scott from a May 1871 letter to the governor&#8217;s office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=e7AFAAAAQAAJ&amp;lpg=PA589&amp;ots=FHDdbZ0Dnh&amp;dq=%22h%20p%20scott%22%20testimony&amp;pg=PA589#v=onepage&amp;q=%22h%20p%20scott%22%20testimony&amp;f=false\">Testimony of H.P. Scott before Senate committee, 1876<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6678\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/charles-p-head\/letter-to-s-thomas-at-the-freedmens-bureau\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6678\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677399_00456-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Letter to S. Thomas, April 17, 1866\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677399_00456-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677399_00456-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to S. Thomas, April 17, 1866<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3345\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/capture-135\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3345 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-52-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-52-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-52-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, January 8, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4433\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/scottletter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4433\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4433\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/scottletter-150x150.png\" alt=\"Letter from Henry P. Scott to the Governor's Office, May 20, 1871\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/scottletter-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/scottletter-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Governor&#8217;s Office, May 20, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4457\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/scottletter2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4457\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4457\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/scottletter2-150x150.png\" alt=\"Letter from Henry P. Scott to the Governor\u2019s Office, May 24, 1871\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/scottletter2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/scottletter2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Governor\u2019s Office, May 24, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3334\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/capture-132\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3334 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-49-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-49-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-49-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Daily Times, February 15, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5098\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/scottletter-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5098\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5098\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/scottletter-150x150.png\" alt=\"Letter to Governor Powers, July 8, 1872\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/scottletter-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/scottletter-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Governor Powers, July 8, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3343\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/capture-134\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3343 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-51-150x143.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat-Times, Dec 12, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1580\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/r-w-houston\/houston-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1580 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/houston-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/houston-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/houston-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Mississippi Pilot, September 25, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3335\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/capture-133\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3335 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-50-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-50-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-50-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, February 2, 1886<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3352\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/capture-137\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3352 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-54-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-54-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-54-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat-Times, Oct 1, 1887<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5735\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/l-c-moore\/the_weekly_democrat_times_1890_04_26_5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5735\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_Times_1890_04_26_5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Democrat-Times, April 26, 1890\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_Times_1890_04_26_5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_Times_1890_04_26_5-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat-Times, April 26, 1890<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2739\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/stephen-b-blackwell\/levee\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2739 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/levee-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/levee-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/levee-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Commercial Herald, May 2, 1890<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3350\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/capture-136\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3350 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-53-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-53-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-53-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Evening Post, June 18, 1895<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5945\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/scottwill\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5945\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5945\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scottwill-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Will of H. P. Scott, October 1899\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scottwill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scottwill-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will of H. P. Scott, October 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry P. Scott (Issaquena County) State House:\u00a01878-1879 Born: c. 1826 North Carolina Died: fall 1899 in Issaquena County, MS Planter. Also served as sheriff (appointed by Governor Alcorn and then reelected) and tax collector of Issaquena County. Estimated birth year varies widely: 1846 in the 1878 House Journal, 1825 on the 1870 census, and 1830 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Henry P. 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