John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr

John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr (9 May 1729 – 22 November 1777), styled Viscount Cantelupe from 1761 to 1766, was a British Army officer, peer and courtier.

Early life Born The Honourable John West, he was the son of John West, 7th Baron De La Warr and his first wife, the former Lady Charlotte MacCarthy (1700–1734/5). His younger brother was George Augustus West (who married Lady Mary Grey, eldest daughter of Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford and Lady Mary Booth, only daughter of George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington). His two sisters were Lady Henrietta Cecilia West (the wife of Gen. James Johnston) and Lady Diana West (the wife of Lt.-Gen. Sir James John Clavering).

Personal life On 8 August 1756, West married Mary Wynyard (d. 1784), daughter of Lt.-Gen. John Wynyard and the former Catherine Allestrec. Together, they were the parents of two daughters and three sons, including: Hon. Frederick West (1767–1852), who married Maria Myddelton, sister and co-heiress of Richard Myddelton and second daughter of Richard Myddelton of Chirk Castle and Elizabeth Rushout (daughter of Sir John Rushout, Bt, Treasurer of the Navy) in 1798. She died in 1843.