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WESTCOTT, J. HENRY, Justice of the Peace and insurance agent; Mr. Westcott was born in Wheeling, Va., in 1823, where he remained until 1837, when he removed with his parents to Ohio, thence to Indiana, in 1862; removed to this city, 1855; he has been engaged in mercantile business the greater part of his life; has been Justice of the Peace since 1877. Has been married twice; first wife was Miss Frances M. Ward; present wife was Miss Adelaide Holsey, of this city; himself and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church; politically he acts with the Republican party. Mr. Westcott represents the following insurance companies, Meriden Fire Ins. Co., of Meriden, Conn.; Williamsburg Fire Ins. Co., of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Northwestern National Ins. Co., of Milwaukee; Merchants’ Ins. Co., of Newark, N. J.; The People’s Fire Ins. Co., of Trenton, N. J.; Union Ins. Co., of Philadelphia, Penn.