Background
West, Jesse Felix was born on July 16, 1862 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry Thomas and Susan Thomas (Cox) W.
Associate Justice State Supreme Court
West, Jesse Felix was born on July 16, 1862 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry Thomas and Susan Thomas (Cox) W.
Preparatory education, Suffolk (Virginia) Collegiate Institute. Bachelor of Philisophy, University of North Carolina, 1885. Studied law, University of Virginia.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1886, and began practice at Waverly. Chairman Democratic Committee of Sussex County, 1890. Delegate Democratic National Committee, 1900.
Judge County Court of Sussex County, Virginia, 1892-1904. Judge 3d Judicial Circuit, 1904-1922. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, term 1922-1937.
Director Bank of Waverly, 1900-1922. Trustee Elon (North Carolina) College, 1890-1894.
Member of American and Virginia Bar Associations. Masons; Independent Order of Odd Fellows Club: Westmoreland.
Married Nannie Peebles Baird, September 20, 1887. Children: Mary Jessica (deceased), Grace Walthew (deceased), Jesse Felix, Oscar Henry, Baird Harrison.