Samuel H. West

Samuel H. West
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
December 17, 1928  October 5, 1938
Appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by David C. Westenhaver
Succeeded by Robert Nugen Wilkin
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 4, 1904  January 3, 1909
Preceded by Warren G. Harding
Succeeded by Richard L. Cameron
Personal details
Born (1872-07-17)July 17, 1872
Linn County, Iowa
Died October 5, 1938(1938-10-05) (aged 66)
Ohio
Political party Republican

Samuel H. West (July 17, 1872 – October 5, 1938) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Waubeck, Linn County, Iowa West moved to Bellefontaine, Ohio in 1891, and read law in the office of his uncle, William H. West.[1] He entered the bar in 1893, and entered private practice in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He served in the United States Army, Second Ohio Infantry, during the Spanish–American War. He was a prosecutor for Logan County, Ohio from 1899 to 1903, returning to private practice in Columbus, Ohio from 1907 to 1910.

West served as a Republican in the Ohio State Senate 1904–1909.[1]

On December 10, 1928, West was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by David C. Westenhaver. West was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1928, and received his commission the same day. West served in that capacity until his death, in 1938.

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Preceded by
David C. Westenhaver
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
1928–1938
Succeeded by
Robert Nugen Wilkin
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