Duncan Campbell Scott
Duncan Campbell Scott | |
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Scott in 1933 | |
| Born | August 2, 1862 Ottawa, United Province of Canada |
| Died | December 19, 1947 (aged 85) Ottawa, Canada |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Citizenship | British subject |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Confederation Poets |
| Notable awards | CMG, Lorne Pierce Medal, FRSC |
| Spouse | Belle Botsford, Elise Aylen |
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Duncan Campbell Scott CMG FRSC (August 2, 1862 – December 19, 1947) was a Canadian civil servant and poet and prose writer. With Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, and Archibald Lampman, he is classed as one of Canada's Confederation Poets.
A career civil servant, Scott served as deputy superintendent of the Department of Indian Affairs from 1913 to 1932, in which he would eventually coin the phrase “final solution for the Indian problem” while promoting the cultural assimilation of native populations.