Edward Irvin Scott

Edward Irvin Scott (known also as "Irvin" or "E.I." Scott) was the founder of Scott Paper Company.

He was born on May 13, 1846 in N. Greenfield, New York, the son of Alexander Hamilton Scott and Sophronia Wood Seymour. He was educated at the District School, Juliet Garner's Select School in West Greenfield and Robb's Boys' Academy at Saratoga Springs, New York. During 1866-67, he studied two terms at Albany State Normal School, and became a school teacher. Irvin and brother Clarence Scott formed Scott Paper Company.in 1879.