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Nathan B. Scott
Wheeling. U. S.
Senator. Born Guernsey Co., O., Dec. 18, 1842. Educated in public
schools. Served Union Army 1862 - 65. Located in Wheeling
1865. Engaged in manufacture of Glass 1881 to present. Pres.
Central Glass Co. Organized first savings bank in state; Pres. of
same. Dir. in number manufacturing concerns; Heavy oil
producer. A Republican. Ex-Pres. City Council. Elected State
Senator 1882; Re-elected 1886. Appointed 1897 Commissioner Internal
Revenue by Pres. McKinley. Elected U. S. Senator 1899; Re-elected
1905. Member Executive Com. Nat. Republican Committee since 1888.
Source: Progressive West
Virginians, Some of the Men Who Have Built Up and Developed the State of West
Virginia, Compiled by Robert E. Murphy. Published in 1905 by The
Wheeling News, Wheeling, West Va.
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