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Roy West


30th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office July 25, 1928 – March 4, 1929
President	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Hubert Work
Succeeded by	Ray Lyman Wilbur

Personal details
Born	Ray Owen West (1868-10-27)October 27, 1868 Georgetown, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 29, 1958(1958-11-29) (aged 90) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place	Rosehill Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Louise McWilliams
Children	2
Education	DePauw University (BA)

Roy Owen West (October 27, 1868 – November 29, 1958) was a Chicago politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1928 until 1929 in President Calvin Coolidge's cabinet.

Biography

West was born in Georgetown, Illinois, on October 27, 1868, the son of Helen Anna Yapp and Pleasant West. He graduated from DePauw University and was the admitted to the Illinois bar in 1890. West served as assistant attorney for the Cook County, Illinois and then as city attorney for Chicago. In 1898, West was elected to the Chicago Board of Review.

West formed a close political alliance with future Governor of Illinois Charles S. Deneen. West served as the Secretary to the GOP National Committee from 1924 until 1928. President Coolidge appointed West United States Secretary of the Interior from 1928 until before Hoover's inauguration in 1929, but after his cabinet service, West returned to Illinois. He was a member of the National Methodist Board of Education from 1936 to 1940. During World War II, West worked as a federal hearing officer for conscientious objector cases.

He died in Chicago, Illinois, and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery there. The Roy O. West Library at DePauw University was named for him.

References

^ "Roy O. West, 90, Former US Aide", The New York Times, December 1, 1958
"Roy O. West Dead at 90; Elder Statesman of GOP", The Washington Post and Times-Herald, December 2, 1958.

Political offices
Preceded byHubert Work	U.S. Secretary of the Interior Served under: Calvin Coolidge July 25, 1928 – March 4, 1929	Succeeded byRay Lyman Wilbur

v t e United States secretaries of the interior
Ewing McKennan Stuart McClelland Thompson C. Smith Usher Harlan Browning Cox Delano Chandler Schurz Kirkwood Teller Lamar Vilas Noble H. Smith Francis Bliss Hitchcock Garfield Ballinger Fisher Lane Payne Fall Work West Wilbur Ickes Krug Chapman McKay Seaton Udall Hickel Morton Hathaway Kleppe Andrus Watt Clark Hodel Lujan Babbitt Norton Kempthorne Salazar Jewell Zinke Bernhardt Haaland

v t e Cabinet of President Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929)
Vice President	None (1923–1925) Charles G. Dawes (1925–1929)
Secretary of State	Charles Evans Hughes (1923–1925) Frank B. Kellogg (1925–1929)
Secretary of the Treasury	Andrew Mellon (1923–1929)
Secretary of War	John W. Weeks (1923–1925) Dwight F. Davis (1925–1929)
Attorney General	Harry M. Daugherty (1923–1924) Harlan F. Stone (1924–1925) John G. Sargent (1925–1929)
Postmaster General	Harry S. New (1923–1929)
Secretary of the Navy	Edwin Denby (1923–1924) Curtis D. Wilbur (1924–1929)
Secretary of the Interior	Hubert Work (1923–1928) Roy Owen West (1928–1929)
Secretary of Agriculture	Henry Cantwell Wallace (1923–1924) Howard Mason Gore (1924–1925) William Marion Jardine (1925–1929)
Secretary of Commerce	Herbert Hoover (1923–1928) William F. Whiting (1928–1929)
Secretary of Labor	James J. Davis (1923–1929)

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