Thomas Scott
Thomas Scott
| Hon. Thomas Scott | |||||||||
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| Residence |
Singapore and Charing Cross Hotel [1867] 8 Idol Lane, EC [1883] | ||||||||
| Occupation | business | ||||||||
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Thomas Scott, one of the partners in the company. [Guthrie and Company.] Scott was one of the early British pioneers responsible for developing Tanjung Pagar and the port of Singapore
Although a Fire Committee was formed on 20 December 1855, the first fire brigade was not established until 10 April 1869. Prior to this, fires were attended to by uniformed groups which included the police, sepoys, marine soldiers and even convicts. The Fire Ordinance was enacted on 7 September 1869, and Governor Harry St George appointed the colonial engineer to head the Fire Commission for Singapore. The first members of this voluntary Fire Brigade included notable estate owners such as W. H. Read, Thomas Scott, R. MacPherson, W. Maxwell and C. Dunlop. Poor organisation under difficult circumstances plagued this voluntary Fire Brigade until its demise in 1884. In 1888, the Singapore Fire Brigade was established and, with sufficient funding, gained recognition as a fully equipped professional brigade.3
