Sir Robert Townley Scott ISO (30 December 1841 – 3 August 1922) was a senior official in the Australian Public Service. He was appointed Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department in 1901, the year of Australia's Federation.
Scott was born on 30 December 1841 in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] He and his family emigrated to Australia in 1848, arriving in Brisbane in December of that year.[1]
Scott was appointed first secretary of the new Australian Government Postmaster-General's Department,[2] by fellow Brisbanite James Drake, prompting allegations of state bias.[1]
Robert Scott died in his home in Brisbane on 3 August 1922.[1]
Scott was awarded an Imperial Service Order in May 1903.[3] In December 1909 he was appointed a Knight Bachelor.[4]