Milton West
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Milton Horace West was a US Congressional representative
from Texas
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West served in the Texas state legislature from 1929 until 1933, when he was elected to fill the seat from the 15th district vacated by John Nance Garner
. West died in office in 1948.
West died in office in 1948. Lloyd Bentsen
won the special election to fill West's vacant seat.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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West served in the Texas state legislature from 1929 until 1933, when he was elected to fill the seat from the 15th district vacated by John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :...
. West died in office in 1948.
West died in office in 1948. Lloyd Bentsen
Lloyd Bentsen
Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. was a four-term United States senator from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for Vice President in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955. In his later political life, he was Chairman of the Senate...
won the special election to fill West's vacant seat.