Thomas West (captain)

Thomas West
Member of the House of Burgesses for King William County
In office
1703–1706
Serving with John West
Preceded byNathaniel West
Succeeded byHenry Fox
Personal details
Borncirca 1670
West Point plantation, Colony of Virginia
Diedcirca 1710
Colony of Virginia
NationalityBritish
SpouseAgnes
ChildrenThomas West
Parents
OccupationPlanter, militia officer, politician

Thomas West of Poplar Neck (c. 1670 – 1710) was a planter, military officer and politician of King William County in the British Colony and Dominion of Virginia who for two consecutive terms represented the county in the House of Burgesses (1706–1706).[1] He followed the planter, military officer and burgess traditions of his father John West and brothers John West and Nathaniel West. His wife Agnes bore a son, also Thomas West, who also served (briefly) in the House of Burgesses.[2]

  1. ^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond, Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 62, 64
  2. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (New York, 1915), vol. 1, pp. 356-357