Biographical Sketch of Robert Scott
Robert Scott, one of the leading manufacturers in Galt, is a native of this town, dating his birth August 25, 1839. His father, James Scott, came from Scotland, nearly fifty years ago; is a builder, living in Galt, and is one of the oldest residents of the town. Robert had a common school education; learned the tinsmith trade; worked at it two or three years in Albany, New York, and about the same length of time in Guelph, Ontario; returned to Galt, and formed a partnership with William Trotter, in the tin, stove and hollow ware business, under the firm … Read more