| Harvey David Scott | |
| State: | Indiana |
| District: | 7th |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1855 |
| Term End: | March 3, 1857 |
| Predecessor: | John G. Davis |
| Successor: | John G. Davis |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1818 |
| Birth Place: | Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Party: | Indiana People's Party |
| Children: | Fred Newton Scott |
Harvey David Scott (October 18, 1818 – July 11, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1857.
Scott was the father of rhetorician Fred Newton Scott.
Born near Ashtabula, Ohio, Scott attended the public schools and the Asbury (now De Pauw) University at Greencastle, Indiana.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Indiana.He held several local offices.
Scott was elected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).
He resumed the practice of law, serving as judge of the circuit court of Vigo County from 1881 to 1884.
He moved to California in 1887 and died in Pasadena on July 11, 1891. He was interred in Mountain View Cemetery.
Scott was the father of rhetorician Fred Newton Scott.