Milton West

Milton Horace West

Full Name: Milton Horace West
Date of birth: June 30, 1888
Date of death: October 28, 1948

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 72 Jan 10, 1933 - Apr 22, 1933 43rd (1) (2)   Democrat Brownsville / Cameron   Cameron
H 72 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Brownsville / Cameron   Cameron

(1) 43rd Legislature - Oath of Office Administered, 4/28/1933, pp. 1817-1818. Celaya sworn on 4/28/1933. No committees listed for Celaya in journal or Texas Legislative Manual for 43rd Legislature. House Journal.
(2) Augustine Celaya, in special election 4/22/1933, sworn 4/28/1934 [sic], succeeded Milton H. West, elected 15th District Congressman 4/22/1933. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 72
Jan 10, 1933 - Apr 22, 1933
Legislatures: 43rd (1) (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron
House District 72
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

(1) 43rd Legislature - Oath of Office Administered, 4/28/1933, pp. 1817-1818. Celaya sworn on 4/28/1933. No committees listed for Celaya in journal or Texas Legislative Manual for 43rd Legislature. House Journal.
(2) Augustine Celaya, in special election 4/22/1933, sworn 4/28/1934 [sic], succeeded Milton H. West, elected 15th District Congressman 4/22/1933. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Texas Rangers, "served with Company C, Texas Rangers, in 1911 and 1912." Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
  • Texas Rangers. "He served with the Texas Rangers on the Rio Grande border in the turbulent period prior to World War I, patrolling his stations on horseback." Memorial, February 1949, p. 94. Texas Bar Journal.

Photographs

  • Photograph. Milton West, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Milton West, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933
Banks and Banking  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Game and Fisheries  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
42nd R.S. - 1931
Congressional Districts  
Conservation and Reclamation (Vice Chair) 
Game and Fisheries  
Judiciary  
State Affairs  

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