The Ven. Melville Horne Scott (1827–1898) was Archdeacon of Stafford from 1888 until his death.[1]
Scott came from an eminent family: his grandfather was the influential preacher and author Thomas Scott;[2] and his brother George Gilbert Scott an English Gothic revival architect[3] Two of his nephews George Gilbert Scott, Jr. and John Oldrid Scott, and his grandson Giles Gilbert Scott, were also prominent architects.[4] Another nephew was the botanist Dukinfield Henry Scott.[5] His own father was Reverend The Rev. Thomas Scott, Rector of Wappenham,[6] he
Scott was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge[7] and ordained in 1851.[8] He held incumbencies at Ockbrook (1852 to 1872), Litchurch (1872 to 1878; and Lichfield (1878 to 1894).[9] He was appointed a prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral in 1878[10] and a Canon Residentiary in 1894.[11]
He died on 3 June 1898.