Abram M. Scott
| Abram Marshall Scott | |
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| 7th Governor of Mississippi | |
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In office January 9, 1832 – June 12, 1833 |
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| Lieutenant |
Fountain Winston (1832) Office abolished (1832–1833) |
| Preceded by | Gerard Brandon |
| Succeeded by | Charles Lynch |
| 5th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
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In office January 1828 – January 9, 1832 |
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| Governor | Gerard Brandon |
| Preceded by | Gerard Brandon |
| Succeeded by | Fountain Winston |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate | |
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In office 1822 |
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In office 1826–1827 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1785 Edgefield County, Province of South Carolina |
| Died |
(aged 47–48) Jackson, Mississippi |
Abram Marshall Scott (1785 – June 12, 1833) was a National Republican Mississippi politician born in Edgefield County in the Province of South Carolina. He was an early settler of Wilkinson County, Mississippi and was instrumental in founding the town of Woodville, Mississippi. He held a number of local political offices there before his election to the senate. He served in the state senate in 1822 and 1826–1827. In 1832, he was sworn in as seventh Governor of Mississippi and served until his death by cholera on June 12, 1833. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi.
Charles Lynch succeeded him in office. Scott County, Mississippi is named in his honor.
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