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'''Thomas Franklin West''' (November 23, 1874
== Early life and education ==
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=== Florida Legislature ===
West, a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], was elected to the [[Florida House of Representatives]] in 1902, representing [[Santa Rosa County, Florida|Santa Rosa County]]. In 1903, Governor [[William Sherman Jennings]] appointed him to the commission tasked with revising the state's statutes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eJmzAAAAIAAJ&
He served until 1904, when he was elected to the [[Florida Senate]] for the same county. In 1905, he introduced the original plans for the [[Draining and development of the Everglades|drainage of the Everglades]], aided by Governor [[Napoleon B. Broward]].<ref name=":1" />
While in the state senate, West also worked with the Governor [[Albert W. Gilchrist]], a [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive Democrat]], to propose an amendment to the [[Constitution of Florida|Florida Constitution]] which called for the adoption of two popular [[Progressive Era]] reforms, the [[Initiatives and referendums in the United States|initiative and referendum]]. The proposition, designated as House Joint Resolution 222, easily passed both chambers of the [[Florida Legislature]], despite the protest of the [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] minority. In 1912, however, [[
=== Florida Attorney General ===
West served in the Florida Senate for two terms until he was elected [[Florida Attorney General]] in 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/4492d797dc0bd92f85256cb80055fb97/21d3e99c36cfb89385256cc60071795b!OpenDocument|title=Florida Attorney General - Florida Attorneys General (1845 - )|website=myfloridalegal.com|access-date=2019-04-10|archive-date=2019-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090700/http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/4492d797dc0bd92f85256cb80055fb97/21d3e99c36cfb89385256cc60071795b!OpenDocument|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridamemory.com/collections/governors/attorney-general.php|title=Florida Governors|last=Florida|first=State Library and Archives of|website=Florida Memory|language=en|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref> During his tenure, West most notably oversaw two tax-related cases: one brought by the [[Pullman Company]] arguing against the taxation of [[Sleeping car|sleeping car companies]], and the other, ''Rast v. Van Demis and Lewis Company'' (1916), arguing against licensing taxes. Both cases were ruled in favor of the taxes.<ref name=":1" /> In 1915, West did not accept an appointment to [[Florida circuit courts|Florida's First Circuit Court]] opting to run for reelection in 1916 instead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2017/340/10358571_8bbcc423-9d51-4110-bcfa-625906ae4538.jpeg|title=Atty. Gen. West to Retain Office|work=The Tallahassee Daily Democrat|access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref>
West additionally served as the President of the Florida Bar from 1915 until 1916.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OMk8AAAAIAAJ&
In the [[1916 Florida gubernatorial election]], West refused to endorse the Democratic candidate, former [[Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Fire Marshal of Florida|Florida Treasurer]] [[William V. Knott]], claiming he was dishonest and had no regard for the law. West instead endorsed the [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate, pastor [[Sidney Johnston Catts|Sidney Johnson Catts]], who had initially run for the Democratic nomination, losing to Knott in the primary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bakerblockmuseum.org/OkNews110316.htm|title=Baker Block Museum History|website=bakerblockmuseum.org|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref> Catts defeated Knott by over 9,000 votes, becoming one of two elected Prohibition candidates, alongside [[Charles Hiram Randall]], a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=131891|title=Our Campaigns - FL Governor Race - Nov 07, 1916|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000036|title=RANDALL, Charles Hiram - Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref> West was reelected in the same election cycle.
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