Rev. William West

Rev. William West served as Rector of Christ Church in Alexandria during the Revolutionary War.Between 1762 and 1767 Reverend William West was incumbent of the Parish of Port Tobacco and Durham and from 1767 to 1772 he served as rector of St. Andrew's Parish in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Between 1772 and 1778 he served as Rector or St. George's Parish in Hartford County, Maryland. Reverend William West returned home to Alexandria where he served one year as Rector of Fairfax Parish serving Christ Church. In 1779, he returned to Maryland, to be closer to his wife's family, where he served as Rector of St. Paul's Parish in Baltimore, Maryland. While serving at St. Paul's he presided over the Maryland Episcopal Convention in 1790. Reverend William West served St. Paul's Parish until his death in 1791. It has been claimed that had he lived past 1792, he would probably have been chosen as the first Bishop of Maryland.

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