Allegheny County PA Archives Obituaries.....SCOTT, JOHN  September 12, 1859
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Tyrone Star Sep. 17, 1859 p 2
SUICIDE OF HON. JOHN SCOTT.--- We are pained to learn that Hon. John Scott, 
formerly a Representative from this county in the Legislature, committed 
suicide by hanging himself on Monday morning.  Mr. Scott was elected to the 
Legislature in 1832, and served one term; and was afterwards chosen at a 
special election in January, 1858, to fill the vacancy in the same body caused 
by the death of J. B. Backhouse.  He was a very amiable and worthy man, clear-
headed and well iinformed, and made an excellent member.   He was also a very 
useful cityzen and was known throughout the county.  Last year, some time after 
his return from the Legislature, he showed a slight tendency to insanity, or 
rather monomania, which continued until his death.  His monomania, however, was 
of a harmless kind, and no steps were taken to restrain him.  It was doubtless 
a fit of despondency, induced by his morbid state of mind, that led him to the 
act of self-destruction ---Pittsburgh Gazette.


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