UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

The Corresponence of James McNeil Whistler

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Richard Westacott, ??-1922

Nationality: American
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Date of Death: 1922.01.28
Place of Death: London

Identity:

Richard Westacott was the American Vice-Consul General in London from about 1902, and knew JW at that time (Henry White was then First Secretary).

Life:

Westacott appears to have been a keen supporter of the ex-patriate American Society in London and to have mixed freely in artistic and theatrical circles.

Bibliography:

'Thanksgiving Day in London,' Times, London, 27 November 1908, p. 15; Times, London, 29 July 1922, p. 3.