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John P. West

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John Patterson West
West c. 1874
Member of the California Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883
Preceded byGeorge H. Smith
Succeeded byReginaldo Francisco del Valle
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 10, 1870 – January 9, 1876
Preceded byTheron Woolson
Succeeded byJohn Simson Woolson
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 8, 1866 – January 12, 1868
Preceded byThomas A. Bereman
Succeeded byJohn Posey Grantham
In office
January 13, 1862 – January 10, 1864
Preceded byReuben F. Connor
Succeeded byWilliam C. Woodworth
Personal details
Born(1825-02-09)February 9, 1825
Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Ireland
DiedJune 11, 1892(1892-06-11) (aged 67)
Glendora, California, U.S.
NationalityIreland
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Whig (before 1848)
Free Soil (1848–1854)
Workingmen's (1878–1883)
Spouse
Elizabeth Harshman
(m. 1848)
Children10
OccupationFarmer, military officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankSergeant
Unit14th Iowa Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

John Patterson West (February 9, 1825 – June 12, 1892) was an Irish-American farmer, military officer, and politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1862 to 1864 and from 1866 to 1868, the Iowa State Senate from 1870 to 1876,[1] and the California State Senate from 1880 to 1883.[2] In 1878, he was elected a delegate to California's Second Constitutional Convention on the Workingmen's ticket, representing Los Angeles County.[3]

West in the Iowa State House

References

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  1. ^ "John Patterson West". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ "John P. West". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ Vivian, T. J.; Waldron, D. G. (1878). Biographical sketches of the delegates to the convention to frame a new constitution for the State of California, 1878. San Francisco: Francis & Valentine. p. 108–109.
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