William H. West (judge)

William Henry West
11th Ohio Attorney General
In office
January 8, 1866  January 10, 1870
GovernorJacob D. Cox
Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded byChauncey N. Olds
Succeeded byFrancis Bates Pond
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
February 9, 1872  February 25, 1873
Preceded byJosiah Scott
Succeeded byWalter F. Stone
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Logan County district
In office
January 4, 1858  January 1, 1860
Preceded bySamuel M. Allen
Succeeded byJames W. Hamilton
In office
January 6, 1862  January 3, 1864
Preceded byJames W. Hamilton
Succeeded byCharles W. B. Allison
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 4, 1864  December 31, 1865
Preceded byJohn Hood
Succeeded byP. B. Cole
Personal details
Born(1824-02-09)February 9, 1824
Washington County, Pennsylvania, US
DiedMarch 14, 1911(1911-03-14) (aged 87)
Bellefontaine, Ohio, US
Resting placeBellefontaine City Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Williams
Clara Riddle Gorton
Childrenfour
Alma materJefferson College
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William Henry West (February 9, 1824 March 14, 1911) was a Republican Party politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Attorney General from 1866 to 1868, and a member of the Ohio Supreme Court from February 1872 to 1873. His failing eyesight and powerful oration led to the title Blind Man Eloquent.