Milton H. West

Milton H. West

Milton Horace West (born June 30, 1888 in Gonzales , Texas , †  October 28, 1948 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1948 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Milton West attended the public schools of his home country and then the West Texas Military Academy in San Antonio . In 1911 and 1912 he served with the Texas Rangers . After completing a law degree and being admitted to the bar in 1915, he began to work in this profession in Floresville . In 1917, he moved his residence and practice to Brownsville . Between 1922 and 1925 he served as a prosecutor in the 28th judicial district of the state of Texas. From 1927 to 1930 he was deputy district attorney. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1930 and 1933 he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives .

After the resignation of MP John Nance Garner , who became Vice President of the new US President Franklin D. Roosevelt , West won the by-election for the 15th seat of Texas and succeeded it in the US House of Representatives in Washington, where he took up his new mandate on April 22, 1933. After seven re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on October 28, 1948 . During his time in Congress, the New Deal laws of the federal government under President Roosevelt were passed there. Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of the Second World War and its consequences.

From 1937 to 1939 Milton West was chairman of the first electoral committee. In 1948 he renounced another candidacy. However, he died before the end of his last legislative period, which did not end until January 3, 1949.

Web links

• Milton H. West in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Milton H. West in the database of Find a Grave (English)