Scott Road (Jalan DS Ramanathan), Penang

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Scott Road is said to have been named after James Scott, who was partner with Francis Light when the latter established the British trading post of George Town. The land on which Scott Road passes through was formerly the Ayer Rajah Estate which belonged to the Brown Family, which has close ties with the Scotts.

The second theory has it that Scott Road was in fact named after Ralph Scott, the Resident Councillor of Penang from 1926 to 1928. In the late 1990's it was renamed Jalan DS Ramanathan after the first Mayor of the City of George Town.

In Singapore, there is a Scotts Road (spelled with a final "s") named after Colonel William Scott, the son the James Scott.