Henry F. West Explained

Henry West
Office:	5th Mayor of Indianapolis
Term Start:	1856
Term End:	November 8, 1856
Predecessor:	James McCready
Successor:	Charles G. Coulon
Birth Date:	14 March 1796
Death Place:	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S

Henry Franklin West (14 March 1796 – October 1856, in Indianapolis)^[1] was the fifth mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. West, a Democrat, took office in 1856 but died within the first month of his term.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Woodbridge Dwight, Benjamin . The history of the descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass, Volume 1. J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders. 1874. 440. 9781981482658 .
2. Book: David J. Bodenhamer. Robert Graham Barrows. David Gordon Vanderstel. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. 1994. 478. 978-0-253-31222-8.