John Scott
Chemist, Deceased Person
Who is John Scott?
An Edinburgh druggist from St. Patricks Square, who in the early 1800s set up a fund calling upon the "Corporation of Philadelphia entrusted with the management of Dr. Franklin's legacy" to bestow upon "ingenious men or women who make useful inventions" a premium not to exceed twenty dollars and a suitably inscribed copper medal. He appointed James Ronaldson, friend of President Andrew Jackson, as his attorney and executor with the transfer of certain stock with a value of $3000 to the Corporation of Philadelphia, the same corporation entrusted with Benjamin Franklin's legacy.
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- Nationality
- Scotland
- Profession
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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