Dr. Samuel Horace Scott

Dr. Samuel Horace Scott

Dr. S. Horace Scott was a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and obtained his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College. He opened his practice in his home at 303 Chestnut Street in Coatesville, Pa. This Queen Anne style home was built in 1895 and was a two and one-half story single family dwelling which was highlighted by a large two-story turret and a cut stone facade.

Dr. Scott was the Chief of Staff of Coatesville Hospital, director of the YMCA, president of the Crippled Children Society, president of the Coatesville Chamber of Commerce and a leader in several other affairs in the community. He also received recognition in the Congress of the United States for outstanding civic work. Dr. Scott was born in March 26, 1865 and died in 1952 at the age of 87

Nicknamed the “grand old man of medicine,” Dr. Samuel Horace Scott was a civic and church leader, and philanthropist.  Born in 1865 to parents Amos S. and Mary L. McPherson Scott, he attended and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1889, and subsequently served Coatesville by practicing medicine for 50 years.

 Active in the community, Dr. Scott served as president of the Coatesville Rotary Club, as Master of the Coatesville Lodge #564 and as Senior Warden of Trinity Episcopal Church.  In commemoration of his 54 years and 6 months of service as a member of the Coatesville School Board, the district named it’s secondary school “Scott Senior High School."