Albert Benjamin West

Albert Benjamin West (January 21, 1883 – March 26, 1929) was an American politician. Quotes The extraordinary measure of self-government granted to the colonists by the charter fostered in them a spirit of loyalty toward the mother country, substantially and energetically manifested on every occasion; but which, nevertheless, when the danger from the foreign foe was no longer imminent, was supplanted by a feeling of jealous apprehension of the encroachments on that the colonists had now learned to regard as their natural rights. Rhode Island heartily joined the other colonies in making the Revolution her cause. Rhode Island (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia External links Category:1883 births Category:Catholics from the United States Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Politicians from Rhode Island Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:1929 deaths