Caleb Walton West
13th Governor of Utah Territory
In office
May 12, 1886  May 6, 1889
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byEli Houston Murray
Succeeded byArthur Lloyd Thomas
15th Governor of Utah Territory
In office
May 9, 1893  January 4, 1896
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byArthur Lloyd Thomas
Succeeded byHeber Manning Wells
as state Governor
Personal details
Born(1844-05-25)May 25, 1844
Cynthiana, Kentucky
DiedJanuary 25, 1909(1909-01-25) (aged 64)
OccupationLawyer, judge

Caleb Walton West (May 25, 1844 – January 25, 1909) was an American politician.

Born in Cynthiana in Harrison County, Kentucky, West was a Confederate veteran and a municipal judge in Kentucky. He was Governor of Utah Territory twice, between 1886 and 1888 and between 1893 and 1896, the last before statehood.[1]

References

  1. "Caleb West". Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  • "Index to Politicians: West to Westbrook". The political Graveyard. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  • McMullin, Thomas A.; Walker, David (1984). Biographical Directory of American Territorial Governors. Westport Connecticut: Meckler Publishing. pp. 307–308.
  • Tullidge, Edward W. (1886). History of Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City: Star Print Company. p. 60. Retrieved March 17, 2011.


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