Background
West was born in 1799 in Hanover Square, London. He was the third son of Frederick West (1773–1852) and Maria Myddleton.
West was born in 1799 in Hanover Square, London. He was the third son of Frederick West (1773–1852) and Maria Myddleton.
He attended Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, from where he left in 1818 without a degree.
West was an Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs from 1826 to 1830, for East Grinstead from 1830 to 1832, and again Denbigh Boroughs again from 1847 to 1857. Her parents were Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (1755–1815) and Henrietta, the third daughter of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath. A son from the second marriage was William Cornwallis-West, who later became an Member of Parliament for West Denbighshire.
8th United Kingdom Parliament. 9th United Kingdom Parliament. 10th United Kingdom Parliament.
15th United Kingdom Parliament.
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He was a member of the Canterbury Association. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 7 May 1850.