Henry Litchfield West

Henry Litchfield West
Portrait of West in 1920
Member of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C.
In office
October 13, 1902  1910
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Preceded byJohn Wesley Ross
Succeeded byJohn Alexander Johnston
Personal details
Born(1859-08-20)August 20, 1859
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 1940(1940-09-03) (aged 81)
West Haven, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Henry Hope White
(m. 1882)
Children3
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • politician
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Henry Litchfield West (August 20, 1859 – September 3, 1940) was an American journalist and politician from Washington, D.C. He was a reporter and managing editor of The Washington Post. He served on the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C., from 1902 to 1910.