Charles F. West (politician)

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Charles Franklin West
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byWilliam M. Morgan
Succeeded byWilliam A. Ashbrook
Personal details
Born(1895-01-12)January 12, 1895
Mount Vernon, Ohio
DiedDecember 27, 1955(1955-12-27) (aged 60)
Bradenton, Florida
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materOhio Wesleyan University
Harvard University

Charles Franklin West (January 12, 1895 – December 27, 1955) was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935.

Biography

West was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio. he received his education at local schools, and in later years, graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1918 and enrolled at Harvard University in 1920. Between the years of 1924 and 1930, he served as a professor of political science at Denison University.

West was nominated, and elected as a

Akron University. West received the Democratic nomination to the eighty-fourth congress, but withdrew before the election.[1] he died in Bradenton, Florida
, aged 60.

References

  1. ^ West, Charles Biographical information. Retrieved on 2007-12-18
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th congressional district

1931-1935
Succeeded by