Charles West (Oklahoma politician)

Charles West was an American politician who served as the first attorney general of Oklahoma from 1907 to 1915.

Charles West
Charles West in 1912
Attorney general of Oklahoma
In office
1907–1915
GovernorCharles N. Haskell
Lee Cruce
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySargent Prentiss Freeling
Personal details
Born(1872-03-16)March 16, 1872
Savannah, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic Party

Biography

Charles West was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 16, 1872. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1891 and pursued post-graduate work at the University of Leipzig. He was admitted to the Oklahoma Territory bar in 1895 and practiced in Pound Creek and Enid. He served in the Oklahoma National Guard between 1898 and 1910.[1] He was the first attorney general of Oklahoma between 1907 and 1915.[2] He was the president of the National Association of Attorneys General from 1911 to 1912.[1] He is one of the only public attorney to represent a Catholic school as an official act of office in the United States.[3]

Electoral history
1907 Oklahoma attorney general election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles West 131,055 54.5 New
Republican Silas H. Reid 99,543 41.4 New
Socialist E.T. Marsh 9,534 3.9 New
Democratic gain from Swing N/A
Oklahoma attorney general Democratic primary (August 2, 1910)[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles West (incumbent) 43,893 40.1%
Democratic J.C. Graham 34,716 31.8%
Democratic George D. Key 30,579 28.1%
Turnout 109,188  
1910 Oklahoma attorney general election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles West (incumbent) 119,586 50.5% -4.0%
Republican Joseph M. Dodson 93,749 39.5% -1.9%
Socialist F. M. Alee 23,513 9.9% +6.0%
Democratic hold Swing

References
  1. Joseph B. Thoburn (1916). A Standard History of Oklahoma. Chicago, New York: The American Historical Society. p. 2182. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. "Oklahoma Former Attorneys General - NAAG". naag.org. National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. Little, John (August 7, 2010). "Textbooks, Trolleys and Tribunals: Separation of Church and State in Early Oklahoma" (PDF). Oklahoma Bar Journal. 81 (20): 1667–1671. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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