Background
West, Arleigh Burton was born on July 18, 1910 in Hendricks, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Earle and Laura Hannah (Larson) W.
West, Arleigh Burton was born on July 18, 1910 in Hendricks, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Earle and Laura Hannah (Larson) W.
Bachelor of Arts, Hamline U., 1932; graduate student public welfare administration, University of Minnesota, 1933.
With, Department Public Welfare, Minneapolis, 1933-1934; With, Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Pierre, South Dakot, 1935; staff, Soil Conservation Service, Technology Cooperative Administration, Bureau Indian Affairs, 1936-1940; agricultural economist, Department Agriculture, 1940-1941; with bureau reclamation, Department Interior, 1941-1971; regional director, Department Interior, Boulder City, Nevada, 1960-1970; assistant to commissioner program policy, Department Interior, 1970-1971; consultant water resources, 1971-1994.
Married Edith Eleanor Gustad, February 27, 1943. Children: John Burton, Richard Allen.