Ben West

Ben West

Raphael Benjamin West (March 31 1911November 20 1974) was mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1951-1963.

Born in Columbia, Tennessee, he attended Cumberland Law School and Vanderbilt University. After losing the Nashville mayoral race in 1943, he won election as vice-mayor in 1946, later winning a state senator race in 1949.

His strong ties with the African American community led Nashville to be the first southern city to desegregate public facilities. After Nashville became a consolidated city-county government, he lost re-election.

References

*Staff report (November 22, 1974). BEN WEST IS DEAD; NASHVILLE MAYOR; Served From 1951 to 1963--Enforced Integration Enforced Integration. "New York Times"

External links

* [http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W045 Ben West] via "Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture"


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