Samuel H. West
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Samuel H. West | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
| In office December 17, 1928 – October 5, 1938 | |
| Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | David C. Westenhaver |
| Succeeded by | Robert Nugen Wilkin |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 13th district | |
| In office January 4, 1904 – January 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Warren G. Harding |
| Succeeded by | Richard L. Cameron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel H. West July 17, 1872 Waubeek, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 5, 1938 (aged 66) |
| Party | Republican |
| Relatives | William H. West |
| Education | read law |
Samuel Hardman West (July 17, 1872 – October 5, 1938) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Born in Waubeek, Linn County, Iowa, West moved to Bellefontaine, Ohio in 1891, and read law in the office of his uncle, William H. West.[1] He entered the bar in 1893, and entered private practice in Bellefontaine starting in 1893. He served in the Company F, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from May to September 1898 during the Spanish–American War and was a private.[2] He was a prosecutor for Logan County, Ohio from 1899 to 1903, returning to private practice in Columbus, Ohio from 1907 to 1910.[3] West served as a Republican in the Ohio Senate from 1904 to 1909.[1]