Individual Biography

James Diament Westcott, Sr.

• Formal Name: James Diament Westcott, Sr.
• First Date: 1797
• Last Date: 1802
• Function: Printer, Publisher
• Locales: Alexandria
• Precis: Publisher of The Times and Alexandria Advertiser (1797-99) with John V. Thomas (410); The Times and District of Columbia Daily Advertiser (1799-1802) with John Westcott Sr. (438), his father; and The Columbian Advertiser (1802) alone; later partner to James Lyon (274) in Georgetown and Richard Dinmore (139) in Washington; brother of John Westcott Jr. (439).
• Notes:
• Related Bios:
  • William Davies
  • Dr. Richard Dinmore
  • James Lyon
  • Rev. James Muir, D.D.
  • John V. Thomas
  • John Sr. Westcott
  • John, Jr. Westcott
  • James Wilson
  • William Davies

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