About Frank Nash Westcott
Lived 1858 – 1915 (aged 56). Frank Nash Westcott was an American writer and cleric.
Frank Nash Westcott (August 8, 1858 – 1915) was a reverend and writer. He was born in Syracuse, New York. He wrote several books on Catholicism, as well as two novels, Hepsey Burke and Dabney Todd.
His father, Amos Westcott, was an influential professor, dentist, dental college founder, and politician who served as an alderman and mayor of Syracuse.
Frank N.Westcott became an ordained minister and served at the St. James Protestant Episcopal Church in Skaneateles, New York.
His brother Edward Noyes Westcott was a banker and writer who authored the popular novel David Harum. Published posthumously in 1898, months after his death, it is set in Central New York.
Struggling with sleeplessness, nervous trouble, and a broken arm, Frank Westcott committed suicide while in hospital in 1915.
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Who was Frank Nash Westcott?
American author (1858-1915)
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Frank Nash Westcott was born on 11 August 1858 in Syracuse.
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Frank Nash Westcott died on 26 June 1915 in Milwaukee.
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Frank Nash Westcott was a writer and cleric.
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Frank Nash Westcott was American.
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