Thomas F. West

Thomas Franklin West (November 23, 1874 - February 23, 1931) was an Associate Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from September 1, 1917 to February 28, 1925, and Chief Justice of that court from February 28, 1925 to December 3, 1925.[1]

Born in Milton, Florida,[1] West was admitted to the practice of law in Florida and served in the Florida Legislature, representing Santa Rosa County, Florida.[2] Following service in the lower chamber, he was elected to a four-year term in the Florida Senate in 1904, where he was chosen to serve on a committee to revise the general statutes to reflect the changes made in that term.[2] He then served as Attorney General of Florida from 1913 to 1917, during which time he was the ninth president of the Florida Bar, from 1915 to 1916,[3] before being appointed to the Florida Supreme Court.[4] Following his resignation from the supreme court, he received a four-year appointment to the first Florida judicial circuit, serving as one of two judges in that circuit.[4]

West died in Pensacola, Florida,[1] following a bout of influenza.[4]

He was survived by his wife, with whom he had a son, Franklin West also an attorney.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Erik Robinson, "Florida Supreme Court Justices: List of Life Dates", Florida Supreme Court Historical Society (June 2010).
  2. 1 2 Winfield Scott Downs, "Thomas Franklin West", Encyclopedia of American Biography: New Series (1936), Vol. 6, p. 481.
  3. ↑ Florida Law Journal (1934), Vol. 8-9, p. 128.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Well Known Jurist Dies at Pensacola", The Orlando Sentinel (February 24, 1931), p. 1.



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