Background
West, Preston C. was born on August 19, 1868 in Rodney, Mississippi, United States. Son of Preston C. and Winifred Todd (Wilcox) W.
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Preston C. West
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Bachelor of Arts, Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1888. Studied law in private offices, and in Law Department, University of Virginia, 1888-1890.
Career
Practiced, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1890-1897, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1897-1913. Chairman Board of Freeholders that prepared charter for commission form of government for Muskogee. Assistant attorney-general of the United States, 1913-1914.
Solicitor Department of the Interior, 1914-1916.
Resumed practice at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Retired from active practice, 1940.
Achievements
Membership
Mason, Elk.; Member American and Oklahoma State bar associations, International Law Association, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Clubs: Tulsa.
Connections
Married Bessie Douglas Shelby, October 20, 1897. Children: Gustavus Wilcox, Winifred.
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democrat