Francis West (colonel)

Francis West
Francis West
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for King William County
	In office; 1756–1758 Serving with Bernard Moore
Preceded by	John Martin
Succeeded by	Peter Robinson
	In office; 1748–1749 Serving with Bernard Moore
Preceded by	James Power
Succeeded by	John Martin
Personal details
Born	1711; King William County, Colony of Virginia
Died	June 28, 1796
Nationality	British
Occupation	planter, militia officer, politician
Military service
Battles/wars	French and Indian War

Colonel Francis West (1711 – June 28, 1796) was a Virginia planter and at times the Sheriff of King William County in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia and twice represented the same county in the House of Burgesses, the colony's representative assembly.

West was born in King William County, the son of Captain Thomas West and Agnes, both descended from the First Families of Virginia.[1] West was the county Sheriff in 1741. He twice served single terms in the House of Burgesses between 1748–1758.[2][3] West also served in the Colonial Defense forces during the French and Indian War.

West was married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown.[4] Francis West married his second wife, Jane Cole, after the death of her second husband Stephen Bingham in 1759.[5]

He died in Fairfax County, Virginia.

References

Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (New York, 1915), vol. 1, pp. 356-357
Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 81, 87
"House History". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
Boddie, John Bennett (1955). Southside Virginia families. Redwood City, Calif.: Pacific Coast Publishers.
Harris, Malcolm H. (1934). ""Delaware Town" and "West Point" in King William County, Va". The William and Mary Quarterly. 14 (4): 347, 349. doi:10.2307/1923295. ISSN 0043-5597. JSTOR 1923295.

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[1] Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (New York, 1915), vol. 1, pp. 356-357

[2] Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 81, 87

[3] "House History". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2021.

[4] Boddie, John Bennett (1955). Southside Virginia families. Redwood City, Calif.: Pacific Coast Publishers.

[5] Harris, Malcolm H. (1934). ""Delaware Town" and "West Point" in King William County, Va". The William and Mary Quarterly. 14 (4): 347, 349. doi:10.2307/1923295. ISSN 0043-5597. JSTOR 1923295.