Francis West
Sheriff in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
About Francis West
Lived 1711 – 1796 (aged 84–85). Francis West was an American sheriff.
Colonel Francis West (1711 – June 28, 1796) was a Virginia planter and at times the Sheriff of King William County in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia and twice represented the same county in the House of Burgesses, the colony's representative assembly.
West was born in King William County, the son of Captain Thomas West and Agnes, both descended from the First Families of Virginia. West was the county Sheriff in 1741. He twice served single terms in the House of Burgesses between 1748–1758. West also served in the Colonial Defense forces during the French and Indian War.
West was married twice. His first wife was Susannah Littlepage. Francis West married his second wife, Jane Cole, after the death of her second husband Stephen Bingham in 1759.
He died in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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Who was Francis West?
Sheriff in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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Francis West was born in 1711 in King William County.
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Francis West died on 28 June 1796.
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Francis West was a sheriff.
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Francis West was American.
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· DBpedia: Francis West (colonel)
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