Roy Owen West
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Roy West
|image = RoyOWest.jpg
|office = 30th United States Secretary of the Interior
|president = Calvin Coolidge
|term_start = July 25, 1928
|term_end = March 4, 1929
|predecessor = Hubert Work
|successor = Ray Lyman Wilbur
|birth_name = Ray Owen West
|birth_date = {{birth date|1868|10|27}}
|birth_place = Georgetown, Illinois, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1958|11|29|1868|10|27}}
|death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|restingplace = Rosehill Cemetery
|party = Republican
|spouse = Louise McWilliams
|children = 2
|education = DePauw University {{small|(BA)}}
}}
Roy Owen West (October 27, 1868{{spaced ndash}}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."Roy O. West, 90, Former US Aide", The New York Times, December 1, 1958 West served as assistant attorney for the Cook County, Illinois and then as city attorney for Chicago. In 1898, West was elected to the Cook County 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."Roy O. West Dead at 90; Elder Statesman of GOP", The Washington Post and Times-Herald, December 2, 1958. 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.
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|after= Ray Lyman Wilbur
|years= July 25, 1928 – March 4, 1929
|president= Calvin Coolidge
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Category:Burials at Rosehill Cemetery
Category:DePauw University alumni
Category:United States secretaries of the interior
Category:Coolidge administration cabinet members
Category:20th-century American politicians