John P. West

John Patterson West
John Patterson West
	West c. 1874
Member of the California Senate; from the 2nd district
	In office; January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883
Preceded by	George H. Smith
Succeeded by	Reginaldo Francisco del Valle
Delegate to the Second Constitutional Convention of California
	In office; September 28, 1878 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Constituency	Los Angeles
Member of the Iowa Senate; from the 11th district
	In office; January 10, 1870 – March 30, 1875
Preceded by	Theron Woolson
Succeeded by	John Simson Woolson
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives; from the 8th district
	In office; January 8, 1866 – January 12, 1868
Preceded by	Thomas A. Bereman
Succeeded by	John Posey Grantham
	In office; January 13, 1862 – January 10, 1864
Preceded by	Reuben F. Connor
Succeeded by	William C. Woodworth
Personal details
Born	February 9, 1825; Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Ireland
Died	June 11, 1892 (aged 67); Glendora, California, U.S.
Party	Republican
Other political; affiliations	Whig (before 1848); Free Soil (1848–1854); Workingmen's (1878–1881)
Spouse	Elizabeth Harshman (m. 1848)
Children	10
Occupation	Farmer, military officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	14th Iowa Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War Red River Campaign; ;

John Patterson West (February 9, 1825 – June 12, 1892) was an Irish American farmer, military officer, and politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1862 to 1864 and from 1866 to 1868, the Iowa State Senate from 1870 to 1876,^[1] and the California State Senate from 1880 to 1883.^[2] In 1878, he was elected a delegate to California's Second Constitutional Convention on the Workingmen's ticket, representing Los Angeles County.^[3]

West served as a sergeant in the 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the Civil War, participating in the Red River campaign. He resigned from the Iowa State Senate in 1875 to move to California, and was elected a justice of the peace in Wilmington Township.^[3]

References

^ "John Patterson West". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ "John P. West". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Vivian, T. J.; Waldron, D. G. (1878). Biographical sketches of the delegates to the convention to frame a new constitution for the State of California, 1878. San Francisco: Francis & Valentine. pp. 108–109.