Owen Betterton West (August 1, 1869 – August 20, 1948) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.

Biography

West was born on a farm in Salem Township,

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. He went to the

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public schools and to

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. West also sent to Brown's Business College. He was a farmer and businessman. West lived in Yaes City with his wife and family. He served as mayor of Yates City and was a

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. West served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

from 1915 to 1927. West died from a heart attack.

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* 1869 births 1948 deaths People from Knox County, Illinois Lombard College alumni Businesspeople from Illinois Farmers from Illinois Mayors of places in Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub