Ben West Jr. | |
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Member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
In office 1985–2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Raphael Benjamin West Jr. March 19, 1941 Nashville, Tennessee, US |
Died | March 30, 2019 | (aged 78)
Political party | Democratic |
Parents |
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Relatives | Jay West (brother) |
Raphael Benjamin West Jr. (March 19, 1941 – March 30, 2019) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1985 to 2011.
Ben West Jr. was born on March 19, 1941, in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] [2] His father, Ben West, served as mayor of Nashville and as a member of the Tennessee Senate. [3] West Jr. attended Sewanee Military Academy. [4] He was vice president of the First American National Bank between 1960 and 1984, [5] and assumed the same role at Southtrust Bank from 1987 to 1994. [6] West owned Security Express, LLC since 1996. [6]
He was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 60th district in 1985. [7] West served 26 years as a state representative, and announced in February 2010 that he would not run for reelection. [8] West died at the age of 78 on March 30, 2019. [9]