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Robert Sinclair Scott

Robert Sinclair Scott was a Scottish shipbuilder. Along with his brother John he built more than a thousand ships at the family firm Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company.

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Robert Sinclair Scott
Born(1843-09-23)23 September 1843
Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died28 February 1905(1905-02-28) (aged 61)
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationShipbuilder
SpouseFrances Jane Spalding1
ChildrenHarold Henry Sinclair Scott, Cedric Cunningham Sinclair Scott1
Parent(s)Charles Cuningham Scott, Helen Rankin1

Robert Sinclair Scott (1843 – 1905) was a Scottish shipbuilder. Along with his brother John he built more than a thousand ships at the family firm Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company.

Biography

Robert Sinclair Scott was born into a family of shipbuilders: his father was Charles Cuningham Scott and his mother was Helen Rankin.

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References

References

  1. "Robert Sinclair SCOTT". www.culpinconnection.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Johnman, Lewis (2005). Scott Lithgow : déjâ vu all over again! : the rise and fall of a shipbuilding company. St. John's, Newfoundland: International Maritime Economic History Association. ISBN 9780973893403.
  • Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (1906). Two centuries of shipbuilding by the Scotts at Greenock. London: Offices of "Engineering". Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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