Henry Wyndham West (7 November 1823 – 25 November 1893) was an English barrister and

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politician.

Life

West was the son of Martin John West and his wife Lady Maria Walpole, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Orford. His father was

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of Lynn, and Commissioner of Bankrupts for the Leeds District. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He was called to the bar at

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in 1848 and served on the

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, becoming Recorder of

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in 1858 and then Recorder of Manchester in 1865 (until 1893). He was appointed Attorney General of the

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in 1861 and

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in 1868. West stood unsuccessfully as

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for

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in 1865, but was elected for the seat in 1868. He lost the seat in 1874, but was re-elected in 1883. He was unseated in 1886 after the election was declared void on account of corrupt practices by the party's agents. He didn't stand in the subsequent by-election where the Liberals lost both seats.

Family

West married Violet Katherine Campbell, daughter of

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, in 1870. West's nickname in early life was "Zephyr,". The winter nuptials were celebrated by an epigram written by

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.Popular tales from the Norse
/ref> :"Quaerebat Zephyrus brumali tempore florem: :En! Campis Bellis incidit in Violam." "Zephyr was looking for a flower in the deepest winter. Lo! On the battlefield, he fell upon Violet".

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* 1823 births 1893 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford 19th-century English judges Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ipswich UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub