Caleb Walton West | |
Office1: | 13th Governor of Utah Territory |
Term Start1: | May 12, 1886 |
Term End1: | May 6, 1889 |
Predecessor1: | Eli Houston Murray |
Successor1: | Arthur Lloyd Thomas |
President1: | Grover Cleveland |
Office2: | 15th Governor of Utah Territory |
Term Start2: | May 9, 1893 |
Term End2: | January 4, 1896 |
Predecessor2: | Arthur Lloyd Thomas |
Successor2: | Heber Manning Wells as state Governor |
President2: | Grover Cleveland |
Birth Date: | 25 May 1844 |
Birth Place: | Cynthiana, Kentucky |
Occupation: | Lawyer, judge |
Caleb Walton West (May 25, 1844 – January 25, 1909) was an American politician.
Born in Cynthiana in Harrison County, Kentucky, West was a Confederate veteran and a municipal judge in Kentucky. He was Governor of Utah Territory twice, between 1886 and 1888 and between 1893 and 1896, the last before statehood.[1]