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Amos Westcott
Amos Westcott (April 28, 1815 July 6, 1873) was an American dentist who served as Mayor of Syracuse, New York, in 1860. Biography Amos Westcott was born on April 28, 1815, in Newport, New York, the youngest of seven children. His father, Gorton Westcott, was a farmer. Amos attended local schools but, according to a profile in the 1910 ''History of Dental Surgery'', "as a boy manifested a desire to obtain an education beyond the ability of his parents to provide." As a result, Westcott began teaching district school during the winter in Delphi in Onondaga County, and during the summer attending an academy in Truxton, New York. Westcott entered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1834, earning a Bachelor of Natural Science. The next year he was one of the first to receive a degree in civil engineering from the Rensselaer Institute in 1835. After graduation, he taught chemistry, natural philosophy, and mathematics at the Pompey Academy in Pompey, New York, while studying medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Westcott (1815-1873) On April 7, 1864 In Syracuse, New York
Amos Westcott (April 28, 1815 July 6, 1873) was an American dentist who served as Mayor of Syracuse, New York, in 1860. Biography Amos Westcott was born on April 28, 1815, in Newport, New York, the youngest of seven children. His father, Gorton Westcott, was a farmer. Amos attended local schools but, according to a profile in the 1910 ''History of Dental Surgery'', "as a boy manifested a desire to obtain an education beyond the ability of his parents to provide." As a result, Westcott began teaching district school during the winter in Delphi in Onondaga County, and during the summer attending an academy in Truxton, New York. Westcott entered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1834, earning a Bachelor of Natural Science. The next year he was one of the first to receive a degree in civil engineering from the Rensselaer Institute in 1835. After graduation, he taught chemistry, natural philosophy, and mathematics at the Pompey Academy in Pompey, New York, while studying medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Dental Association
The American Dental Association (ADA) is an American professional association established in 1859 which has more than 161,000 members. Based in the American Dental Association Building in the Near North Side of Chicago, the ADA is the world's largest and oldest national dental association and promotes good oral health to the public while representing the dental profession. The ADA publishes a monthly journal of dental related articles named the ''Journal of the American Dental Association''. Overview The American Dental Association was founded August 3, 1859, at Niagara Falls, New York,American Dental Association . ''Baltimore Sun''. August 9, 1859. p. 4. by twenty-six dentists who represented various dental societies in the United States. Today, the ADA has more than 152,000 members, 55 constituent (state-territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century American Dentists
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni
Rensselaer may refer to: Places *Rensselaer, Indiana, a city ** Rensselaer (Amtrak station), serving the city * Rensselaer, Missouri, a village *Rensselaer County, New York * Rensselaer, New York, a city in Rensselaer County * Rensselaer Falls, New York, a village in St. Lawrence County * Rensselaerville, New York, a town in Albany County *Manor of Rensselaerswyck, the Van Rensselaer family's estate during colonial times People * Van Rensselaer (surname) * Rensselaer Morse Lewis (1820-1888), Wisconsin state legislator * Rensselaer Nelson (1826-1904), U.S. federal judge * Rensselaer Westerlo (1776–1851), U.S. Congressman from New York * Bret Rensselaer, an American-born, British spy in the Bernard Samson novels Other * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a university in Troy, New York See also * Van Rensselaer (other) Van Rensselaer may refer to: *Van Rensselaer family, a prominent Dutch American family *Van Rensselaer (surname), a surname (including a list of people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1873 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat the United States Army. * February 11 – The Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I, and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. * February 12 ** Emilio Castelar, the former foreign minister, becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. ** The Coinage Act of 1873 in the United States is signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant; coming into effect on April 1, it ends bimetallism in the U.S., and places the country on the gold standard. * February 20 ** The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco. ** British naval officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, and claims the land for Britain. * March 3 – Censorship: The United States Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1815 Births
Events January * January 2 – Lord Byron marries Anna Isabella Milbanke in Seaham, county of Durham, England. * January 3 – Austria, Britain, and Bourbon-restored France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. * January 8 – Battle of New Orleans: American forces led by Andrew Jackson defeat British forces led by Sir Edward Pakenham. American forces suffer around 60 casualties and the British lose about 2,000 (the battle lasts for about 30 minutes). * January 13 – War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state. * January 15 – War of 1812: Capture of USS ''President'' – American frigate , commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates. February * February – The Hartford Convention arrives in Washington, D.C. * February 3 – The first commercial cheese factory is founded in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Nash Westcott
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 (town), New York, 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. Bibliography Catholicism *''Philosophy of a Change in the Name of the Church'' (1898) *''Catholic Principles'' (1902) *''The Church and the Good Samaritan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
