October 19, 2010

Virginia native Andrew Scott, for whom Scott County is named, was one of the first Supreme Court justices of Arkansas Territory. In 1819, he was the first government official to arrive at the territorial capital, Arkansas Post (Arkansas County) and was instrumental in putting the new laws into operation. Scott held several offices in both the Missouri Territory and Arkansas, but his violent nature, which led to his killing two men, one in a duel and one in a fight, hampered his political advancement.