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  (b. 16 March 1875 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   d. 25 February 1927 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA )  

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Arthur Hoyt SCOTT was born 16 March 1875 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Arthur Hoyt SCOTT was the child of Edward Irvin SCOTT   and   Sarah Frances "Fannie" HOYT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Alexander Hamilton SCOTT and Sophronia Wood SEYMOUR (maternal)  Zerah Taylor HOYT and Sarah Mariah FOOTE

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Arthur Hoyt  married  Edith WILDER abt. 1900 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edith WILDER  was born 8 November 1875 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.  Edith died 19 July 1960 in Wallingford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.  Edith was the child of John Thomas WILDER and Martha Jane STEWART.

Arthur Hoyt SCOTT died 25 February 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.







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Arthur Hoyt SCOTT was a inventor of the paper towel.

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Arthur Hoyt SCOTT married flag photo of Edith WILDER  Edith WILDER-- Date: abt. 1900 Place: 
Edith WILDER was the child of John Thomas WILDER and Martha Jane STEWART




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birth1875 Birth
16 March 1875
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1902 Birth of Child
Eleanor Wilder SCOTT was born 7 June 1902, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Arthur Hoyt was 27 years old.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1910 - Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Name: Arthur H Scott
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
District: ED 70
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 39
Sheet Number and Letter: 39A
Household ID:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 1377
GS Film Number: 1375390
Digital Folder Number: 004973754
Image Number: 00409


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arthur H Scott Head M 35 Pennsylvania
Edith W Scott Wife F 34 Tennessee
Eleanor Scott Daughter F 8 Pennsylvania

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death1927 Death
25 February 1927
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

He died at the age of 51.
1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)
'Arthur Scott, head of [Scott Paper Company], had big trouble. An entire railroad car full of paper, unloaded at his plant, wasn't good for anything because the paper had been rolled too thick for toilet tissue, its intended purpose. Was he going to send the whole load back?

Meanwhile, Scott heard about a certain teacher in the city school system who had developed a novel idea to help fight colds in school. She gave every runny nosed student a small piece of soft paper to use. That way the roller towel in the toilets would not become contaminated with germs. Scott decided he would try to sell the carload of paper. He perforated the thick paper into small towel-size sheets and sold them as disposable paper towels. Later he renamed the product Sani-Towel and sold them to hotels , restaurants, and railroad stations for use in public washrooms.

In 1931, Scott introduced the first paper towel for the kitchen and created a whole new grocery category. He made perforated rolls of...Read MORE...


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Arthur is buried at: West Laurel Hill Cemetery Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
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