Thomas West | |
Office: | Member of the House of Burgesses for King William County |
Term Start: | 1703 |
Term End: | 1706 |
Preceded: | Nathaniel West |
Succeeded: | Henry Fox |
Alongside: | John West |
Birth Date: | circa 1670 |
Birth Place: | West Point plantation, Colony of Virginia |
Death Date: | circa 1710 |
Death Place: | Colony of Virginia |
Nationality: | British |
Occupation: | Planter, militia officer, politician |
Spouse: | Agnes |
Children: | Thomas West |
Father: | John West |
Mother: | Unity Croshaw |
Thomas West of Poplar Neck (c. 1670 – 1710) was a planter, military officer and politician of King William County in the British Colony and Dominion of Virginia who for two consecutive terms represented the county in the House of Burgesses (1706–1706).[1] He followed the planter, military officer and burgess traditions of his father John West and brothers John West and Nathaniel West. His wife Agnes bore a son, also Thomas West, who also served (briefly) in the House of Burgesses.[2]