Watch, pocket: Sir Richard William Scott, 50th Wedding Anniversary
Entry/Object ID
2022.001.01.01
Description
[a] One .755 or 18K yellow gold open face pocket watch. Arabic numerals. Blue hands. Satin dial. 35mm diameter Swiss movement. Back cover is engraved, “To Father on His Golden Wedding Nov. 8, 1903 from His Children.” Gold pocket watch was gifted to Sir Richard W. Scott by his children on the occasion of his 50th wedding anniversary, November 8, 1903.
Made/Created
Date made
1903
Notes
Additional create date: 1903
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
announcement
Location
back
Transcription
� �To Father on His Golden Wedding Nov. 8, 1903 from His Children.
Material/Technique
Engraved
Notes
Engraved on reverse
Date: 1903-11-08
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Watch, Pocket
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Watch
Nomenclature Class
Timekeeping T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Watch, watch, pocket
Dimensions
Height
25 mm
Width
14 mm
Depth
8 mm
Dimension Notes
2022-06-08
Material
Gold
Research Notes
Notes
Result: Examined
Sir Richard William Scott was born in Prescott, Ontario in 1825. A lawyer by trade, Scott established a practice in Bytown in 1848. Scott was a member of the Bytown Municipal Council in 1851, and Mayor in 1852/53. He went on to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1857-1863, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867-1874. Scott retired in 1908, was knighted by King Edward VII in 1909 and passed away in 1913.
Scott married Mary Heron in Philadelphia on November 8, 1853. The couple had two sons and four daughters, and lived at 274 Daly Avenue in Ottawa. Mary Heron served on the Executive Committee of the National Council of Women, and as Vice President of the local council of women.
Their son D'Arcy Scott, was Mayor of Ottawa in 1907/08 and was integral in the construction of Ottawa's Union Station.
