John Weskett

Title page of Theorie und Praxis der Assecuranzen, the German translation of A Complete Digest of the Theory, Laws, and Practice of Insurance (1782)

John Weskett was an English underwriter and merchant who contributed to the understanding of insurance law in the eighteenth century.[1]

Weskett was probably born in Leeds. It is believed to have lived between 1730 and 1800.

  1. ^ Leonard, A. B. (2016). "London 1426–1601: Marine Insurance and the Law Merchant". Marine Insurance: Origins and Institutions, 1300–1850. Palgrave Macmillan UK: 150–176. doi:10.1057/9781137411389_7. ISBN 978-1-349-56584-9.