. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. ,(Richard and Stukeley West-cote), who came to Massa-chusetts with Roger Williamsand went with him into Rhode Island. From there a son came to NewJersey and died at Fairfield in what is now Cumberland comity in family in England includes that John Westcote who became LordLyttleton, the great lawyer, celebrated ia the commentaries of Lord Wescotts mothers family came from northern France where there a
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. ,(Richard and Stukeley West-cote), who came to Massa-chusetts with Roger Williamsand went with him into Rhode Island. From there a son came to NewJersey and died at Fairfield in what is now Cumberland comity in family in England includes that John Westcote who became LordLyttleton, the great lawyer, celebrated ia the commentaries of Lord Wescotts mothers family came from northern France where there arestill many Bozarths. Mr. Wescott acquired his education at the AVesleyan Academy in Wil-braham, Mass., having graduated from there in 1868. He was graduatedfrom the Academic department of Yale University with the class of 1872and from Yale Law School in 1876. While there he rowed on Yales first8-oared Varsity Crew, captained by the famous Bob Cook, and he tookthe Townsend prize and the De Forest gold medal, the highest Universityhonors for oratory and English composition. Graduation from the Yale LawSchool constituted admission to the Connecticut Bar. After establishuig. Wescott 537 conuectious there, Mr. Wescott returued to New Jersey and became au at-torney in 1878 and a counselor three years later. Mr. Wescotts father had very limited means and desired his son topursue his craft of glass-cutting. His mother had ambitions beyond thefathers, however, and it was by her co-operation that he started on the edu-cational career which, she hoped, was to make him a preacher of the gosi>elof the Methodist Church. During the Civil War he made an effort to jointhe Union Army. His rejection, even as a drummer boy, because of hisslenderness, pointed out to him the necessity of a strong body, in conse-quence of which he came to be one of the noted all-round athletes of the age of 68 he retains the vigor and working power of much youngermen and attributes this to his persistanc
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