Council of the West

The Council of the West
History
Founded	1539
Disbanded	Last Session 1540
Leadership
Lord President	John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford

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The Council of the West was a short-lived administrative body established by Henry VIII of England for the government of the western counties of England (Cornwall, Devonshire, Dorset, and Somerset). It was analogous in form to the Council of the North; and also comparable to the Council of Wales and the Marches.