Page 575, William H. Wescott, of Eagan township, was born on the family homestead, April 5, 1870. He received his education in the public schools of Inver Grove, and after finishing his studies took up farming. In 1883 he went to St. Paul and entered the employ of the McKibbin Hat and Cap Company. After two years he came back to the farm and in 1899 took full charge. He now carries on general farming and stock raising, and also sells produce and grain. He cultivates about eighty acres. In 1906 Mr. Wescott elected representative to the (Minnesota) State Legislature and is now serving his second term (30th District, St. Paul). He has also held several minor offices in the township, having served as assessor for nine years, clerk for a short time, and as a member of the school board. In his polities he is a Republican. He affiliates with the M. B. A., and belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. His parents, James and Mary E. Atkinson Wescott, were natives of Maine.27

Additional information from "The Book of Minnesotans", published in 1907 by A.N. Marquis & Company, Chicago, page 546, as follows: Wescott, William H.; Farmer; born at Eagantown, Minnesota April 5, 1870; son of James and Mary E. (Adkinson) Wescott; educated in common schools. Began farming at Wescott, Minnesota 1897; president school board district No. 106, 1897; elected town assessor, 1898-1907; elected member Minnesota Legislature November, 1906, term extending to January, 1909. Republican, Protestant. address: Rosemont, Minnesota

The obit reads "William Henry Wescott of St Paul, a cousin of the late Will Hale Wescott of Farmington, died Friday in St. Joseph's hospital, St. Paul, after a lingering illness.  Funeral services were held at Gaylord, the former home of the widow.  Mr. Wescott was born April 5, 1870, on a farm at Wescott Station, Minnesota. As a young man he farmed, and later was elected to the state legislature for five terms, serving as Representative for Dakota county.  Later he gave up farming, moved to St. Paul and entered the United States marshal's office.  In this capacity he served 18 years, and was on active duty until two months ago when he entered the hospital.  Surviving are his wife, Ethel; two brothers, James of Harrison, Idaho, and George of St. Paul, and a sister, Miss Abbie Dee Wescott of Minneapolis."31