George West (17 February 1823 – 20 September 1901) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-NY 20) from 4 March 1881 to 3 March 1883 (succeeding John H. Starin and preceding Edward Wemple) and from 4 March 1885 to 3 March 1889 (succeeding Wemple and preceding John Sanford).
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George West was born in Bradninch, Devon, England in 1823, and he emigrated to Ballston Spa, New York in 1860. He became a mill owner, and he revolutionized the manufacturing of paper bags. West went on to serve in the State Assembly from 1872 to 1876 and in the US House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883 and from 1885 to 1889, and he died in Ballston Spa in 1901.