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Scott, Rufus Leonard

lawyer, was born March 31, 1835, in Lanesborough, Mass. In 1861 he was admitted to the bar, and has since continued the practice of law in the city of New York, residing in Brooklyn. In 1877 he was elected registrar of arrears for the city of Brooklyn; and he was instrumental in having the plan of advertising the tax sales in pamphlet form for distribution, with a reference notice in the daily papers, instead of advertising in detail through the press; and this measure subsequently became a law. He has been a member of the board of aldermen; a member of the board of education; was a leader in securing rapid transit for the city; one of the promoters and founders of the Bushwick and East Brooklyn dispensary; and also one of the founders of the Bushwick Savings bank.

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