Frank N. Westcott Explained

Frank Nash Westcott (August 8, 1858 – 1915) was a reverend and writer.^[1] He was born in Syracuse, New York. He wrote several books on Catholicism, as well as two novels, Hepsey Burke and Dabney Todd.^[2]

His father, Amos Westcott, was an influential professor, dentist, dental college founder, and politician who served as an alderman and mayor of Syracuse.^[3]

Frank N.Westcott became an ordained minister and served at the St. James Protestant Episcopal Church in Skaneateles, New York.^[4]

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.

Bibliography

Catholicism

• Philosophy of a Change in the Name of the Church (1898)
• Catholic Principles (1902)
• The Church and the Good Samaritan (1905)
• The Heart of Catholicity (1905)

Novels

• Hepsey Burke (1915)
• Dabney Todd (1916)

Filmography

• Down Home (1920), based on his novel Dabney Todd

Notes and References

1. Web site: Westcott, Frank N. 1858-1915 (Frank Nash) [WorldCat Identities]].
2. Web site: Society of Stukely Westcott Descendants of America - Rev. Frank Nash Westcott, 1858-1915. sswda.org.
3. Web site: History of Dental Surgery: Contributions by Various Authors. Charles Rudolph Edward. Koch. September 9, 1909. National Art Publishing Company. Google Books.
4. Web site: Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits .... Thomas William. Herringshaw. September 9, 1914. American Publishers' Association. Google Books.