Scott baronets of the Yews (1909)

The Scott baronetcy, of the Yews in the County of Westmorland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 July 1909 for the businessman James William Scott. His German merchant family was called Schott; by marriage he became head of the cotton spinners John Haslam & Co. of Lark Hill, Bolton.

The 3rd Baronet worked as a radiobiologist in cancer therapy research.