Levi Scott (Oregon politician)
Levi Scott | |
|---|---|
| Oregon Territory Council | |
| In office 1852–1855 | |
| Constituency | Umpqua County, Douglas County & Jackson County counties |
| Delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 1857 | |
| Constituency | Umpqua County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1797 Monroe County, Illinois |
| Died | April 21, 1890 (aged 93) Malheur County, Oregon |
| Political party | Whig |
Levi C. Scott (1797–1890) was a politician in the Oregon Territory of the United States in the 1850s. A native of Illinois, he was a captain during the Cayuse War, helped lay the Applegate Trail, served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and in 1857 was a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention. Scott also founded Scottsburg, Oregon, and is the namesake for several natural features in Southern Oregon.