Milton Horace West (
June 30
1888 –
October 28
1948) was a seven-term Democratic member of the
United States
House of Representatives representing
Texas's 15th congressional
district from 1933 until his death in 1948.
Early life
Milton
Horace West was born on a farm near Gonzales, Texas
on June 30, 1888. As a child he attended
the local public schools in Gonzales County
and later enrolled at West Texas Military Academy
in San Antonio,
Texas
. After graduation West served with the
Texas Rangers from 1911 to
1912.
In
1915, after being admitted to the Texas state bar he opened his
first legal practice in Floresville, Texas
.
Political career
From 1922 to 1925, West served as district attorney for Texas's
28th judicial district and later as assistant district attorney
from 1927 to 1930. He won his first public office in 1930 when he
was elected to the
Texas
House of Representatives where he served as a
Democrat from 1930 to 1933. In 1933
West became a U.S. Representative when he was elected to replace
John N. Garner after his resignation. He was later
reelected to seven of his own terms in congress. He was reelected
unopposed in 1942, 1944, and 1946 and did not stand for reelection
in 1948. He died in office on October 28, 1948.
He was a long time
resident of Brownsville,
Texas
where his body was buried in Buena Vista
Cemetery.
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