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The Honourable Thomas Walter Scott (known less formally as Walter Scott) ( 1867- 1938) was the first Premier of the province of Saskatchewan in Canada.
In his early adult life, Scott was a newspaper editor and publisher, becoming a partner in the Regina Standard from 1892 to 1893. From 1894 to 1895, he was the owner and editor of the Moose Jaw Times . Scott then bought the Regina Leader (known today as the Regina Leader-Post) in 1895, and was its editor until 1900.
PoliticsPolitics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. Although it is generally applied to governments, politics is also observed in all human group interactions including corporate, academic, and religious. Political science is lured Scott into joining the Liberal Party of CanadaLiberal Party of Canada Current Leader Paul Martin Founded July 1, 1867 (nation's founding) Headquarters Suite 40081 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, OntarioK1P 6M8 Colours Red Political ideology liberal International alignment Liberal International The Liberal Pa, and in 1900, he was elected in the riding of Assiniboia West to the Canadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nation's capital of Ottawa, Ontario. Leadership Prime Minister and Cabinet Under the Westminster system, the prime m. Scott played a key role in the creation of the provinces of Saskatchewan and AlbertaAlberta is one of Canada's provinces. Its capital is the city of Edmonton. Other cities and towns include Banff, Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. See also: List of communities in Alberta. As of 2004, the population of the province was 3,183 out of the North-West Territories in 1905.In August, 1905Events January-April January 22 Massacre of Russian demonstrators at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, one of the triggers of the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905. January 26 The Cullinan Diamond is found near Pretoria, South Africa at the Premier, Scott was named the leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal PartyThe Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven premiers, and being in power for all but five of. When the federal parliament passed The Saskatchewan ActThe Saskatchewan Act is legislation passed by the Canadian Parliament that established the province of Saskatchewan on September 1, 1905. The Saskatchewan Act is actually the shortened title of An Act to establish and provide for the government of the Pro on September 1, 1905, creating the Province of Saskatchewan, Scott was named the first Premier of Saskatchewan by Lieutenant-Governor Forget. On December 13, 1905, the first general election was held. Scott's Liberal Party won 16 seats, while the Provincial Rights Party of former North-West territories Premier Frederick W. A. G. Haultain won the other 9 seats.
Scott's government instituted wartime prohibition, closing all bars and clubs in 1915. His government also extended the voting franchise to women in 1916. This same year, his government was shaken by allegations of bribery and graft. Although Scott himself was not implicated, the scandal took a toll on his health, and he retired from politics that year.
The Walter Scott Building on Albert Street in Regina was named in Scott's honour, and is the home of many provincial government agencies and departments.
In 2001, Gordon Barnhart released a book called Peace, Progress and Prosperity (BooksEnthsiast.com), which provided the first detailed biography of T. Walter Scott.
| Preceded by: Sir Frederick W. A. G. Haultain (Premier of North West Territories) | Premier of Saskatchewan 1905-1916 | Followed by: William M. Martin 1916-1922 |
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