Samuel Wescott was an American politician. He was the tenth Mayor of Jersey City. He succeeded

David Stout Manners David Stout Manners (January 12, 1808 – August 19, 1884) was the ninth Mayor of Jersey City. He succeeded Robert Gilchrist. A Whig politician, he served five one-year terms from May 3, 1852, to May 3, 1857. He was succeeded by Samuel Wescott. ...

. Wescott served a single term from May 4, 1857 to May 2, 1858. He was succeeded by

Dudley S. Gregory Dudley Sanford Gregory (February 5, 1800 – December 8, 1874) was the first Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, and was elected as a Whig to represent in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849. Biography Gregory was born ...

. Wescott served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1860 to 1862. Wescott incorporated the "Mutual Benefit Life and Insurance Company of the County of Hudson" in 1860. His partners included

, John Van Vorst, Edmund Kingsland, Garret Sip, John M. Cornelison, Hery F. Cox, Peter Bentley, Augustus A. Hardenburgh, and Jonathan D. Miller. Wescott donated land in Cannelton (now Darlington), Pennsylvania for the construction of St. Rose Catholic Church c. 1861

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