Introduction

Biography

Frederick was the son of Dr. Will­iam Ed­ward Scott of Mont­réal, and hus­band of Amy Brooks.

He was edu­cat­ed at Bi­shop’s Uni­ver­si­ty, Len­nox­ville (BA 1881, MA 1884, DCL 1901, CMG 1916, DSO 1918).

He was or­dained a dea­con in 1884, and priest two years lat­er.

He served in a number of positions:

• Assistant cur­ate, St. John the Ev­an­gel­ist, Mont­ré­al (1884–86)
• Assistant cur­ate, Cog­ges­hall, Es­sex (1886–87)
• Rector, St. George’s, Drum­mond­ville, Qué­bec (1887–96)
• Curate, St. Mat­thew’s, Qué­bec (1896–97), and rec­tor (1899)
• Canon of Qué­bec Ca­thed­ral (1906)
• Archdeacon of Qué­bec (1925–33) and TCF (1914–19)

Scott was a chap­lain in the Ca­na­di­an Ex­pe­di­tion­ary Force dur­ing World War I. He served in France, and was wound­ed in Sep­tem­ber 1918.

Works

• The Soul’s Quest, and Oth­er Po­ems (Lon­don: 1885)
• My Lat­tice and Oth­er Po­ems (To­ron­to, Ca­na­da: Will­iam Briggs, 1894)
• The Un­named Lake and Oth­er Po­ems (To­ron­to, Ca­na­da: Will­iam Briggs, 1897)
• A Hymn of Em­pire and Oth­er Po­ems (To­ron­to, Ca­na­da: Will­iam Briggs, 1906)
• The Gates of Time and Oth­er Po­ems (Lon­don: Sam­uel Bag­ster & Sons, 1915)
• In the Bat­tle Si­lenc­es: Po­ems Writ­ten at the Front (To­ron­to, Ca­na­da: Mus­son Book Com­pa­ny, 1916)
• In Sun and Shade: A Book of Verse (Qué­bec, Ca­na­da: Dus­sault & Proulx, 1926)