Absolom M. West

Absolom West
Personal details
Born
Absolom Madden West

c. 1818
Alabama, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 1894 (aged 75–76)
Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting placeHillcrest Cemetery
Political partyWhig (Before 1854)
Democratic (1854–1876)
Greenback (1876–1889)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Confederate States
Branch/serviceMississippi Militia
RankBrigadier General
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Absolom Madden West (c. 1818 – September 30, 1894) was an American planter, Confederate militia general, state politician, railroad president and labor organizer. Born in Alabama, he became a plantation owner in Holmes County, Mississippi, and president of the Mississippi Central Railroad. He served in the American Civil War. After the war, he served in the Mississippi State Senate and ran for Vice President of the United States, unsuccessfully.