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John Carl
West
1922-2004
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Biographical
Note:
John West served his state and nation well as a soldier
during World War II, as a member of the South Carolina
Senate, 1955 to 1966, as Lieutenant Governor, 1967 to
1971, as Governor, 1971 to 1975, and as United States
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1977 to 1981.
Returning
from Saudi Arabia, West practiced law, lectured on
government and the Middle East at the University of
South Carolina, served as Chairman of the Board of the
Seibels Bruce Insurance Company, and engaged in a
number of philanthropic enterprises. His public service
was characterized by thoughtful and progressive activism.
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Please Note
Some documents in the collection pertaining to West’s
ambassadorship contain classified information as judged by the U.S.
Department of State. These documents have been removed or redacted by
State.
Papers, c.
1840s, c. 1857, 1905, 1924, 1938-2004, 52.5 ft.
Collection Finding Aid
(pdf, 64 pages)
(Finding aid includes an extended biographical note)
Online Exhibit
Oral History (SCPC)
Memory Hold the Door
(USC Law School)
Historic Marker Commemorates Governor John West's Boyhood
Home
(Article, 2000)
Web Exhibits at Modern Political Collections: Gov. John
C. West
(Article, 2001)
John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy
(USC Department of Political Science)
S.C. Governors
(at “SCIway”)
Related Collection:
Gubernatorial Records
(S.C. Department of Archives and History)
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