Background
Thomas, West was born in 1918 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
Thomas, West was born in 1918 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
University of Chattanooga (Bachelor of Arts, 1940). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1947). Vice president, 1958-1960.
President, 1960-1969, Tennessee Board of Law Examiners.
Special Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1962.
Captain, Infantry, 1941-1945. Working as a partner of SHUMACKER & Thompson. Admitted to the bar, 1948, Tennessee. 1955, United States. Supreme Court.
Chattanooga (Secretary-Treasurer, 1953-1954), Tennessee and American Bar Associations.