Ian Scott (Ontario politician)
Ian Gilmour Scott, OC was a politician and lawyer in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1992 who represented the downtown Toronto ridings of St. David and St. GeorgeSt. David. He was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson serving as Attorney General of Ontario and Solicitor General. Along with Robert Nixon and Sean Conway he was considered to be the intellectual heart and soul of the Peterson cabinet.
Scott was born to a family with extensive political connections. One of his paternal greatgrandfathers, Richard William Scott, was a prominent Canadian politician in the nineteenth century, and served for a time as government leader in the Canadian Senate. His other paternal greatgrandfather was W.W. Sullivan, Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1879 to 1889.
Source: Wikipedia