Businessman, musician.
Born at Edinburgh, Scotland on 6 July 1871, son of Walter and Jemima Scott, he came with his parents to Winnipeg in 1882. Two years later, they built a small plant to do laundry for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was increased in size in 1893 to accommodate the increasing size of the railway and its laundry needs. It began to take on outside work. By the early 20th century, Scott was Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Pacific Railway Laundry Company in partnership with Aaron Robert Munshaw. He retired from business in 1919.
In 1899, he married Florence Maude Morgan (?-?) of Ontario. They had one daughter, Margaret Scott. He was as well known as a musician, having studied violin for three years in Europe. While in Winnipeg, he organized the Apollo Club, which later became the Winnipeg Orchestral Society.
He died at Victoria, British Columbia on 30 November 1956.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
Death registration [Alexander Laurie Scott], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 October 2025
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