F. R. Scott

F. R. Scott

CC QC FRSC FBA
F. R. Scott; CC QC FRSC FBA
Born	Francis Reginald Scott; August 1, 1899; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died	January 30, 1985 (aged 85); Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other names	Frank Scott
Political party	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation; New Democratic Party;
Spouse	Marian Dale Scott (m. 1928)
Children	Peter Dale Scott
Parent	Frederick George Scott
Awards	Lorne Pierce Medal (1962); Molson Prize (1965–1966); Governor General's Award (1977; 1981);
	Writing career
Language	English
Genre	Poetry
Literary movement	Montreal Group
Notable works	Collected Poems of F. R. Scott (1981)
Academic background
Alma mater	Bishop's University; Magdalen College, Oxford; McGill University;
Influences	H. A. Smith; R. H. Tawney;
Academic work
Discipline	Law; political science;
Sub-discipline	Constitutional law
School or tradition	Christian socialism
Institutions	McGill University
Notable students	Francisco Cuevas Cancino; Layton Fergusson; Ismail Suny;
Notable works	Essays on the Constitution (1977)

Francis Reginald Scott CC QC FRSC FBA (1899–1985), commonly known as Frank Scott or F. R. Scott, was a lawyer, Canadian poet, intellectual, and constitutional scholar. He helped found the first Canadian social democratic party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and its successor, the New Democratic Party. He won Canada's top literary prize, the Governor General's Award, twice, once for poetry and once for non-fiction. He was married to artist Marian Dale Scott.

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