Absolom M. West

Absolom West
Personal details
Born	Absolom Madden West c. 1818 Alabama, U.S.
Died	September 30, 1894 (aged 75–76) Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting place	Hillcrest Cemetery
Political party	Whig (Before 1854) Democratic (1854–1876) Greenback (1876–1889)
Military service
Allegiance	United States Confederate States
Branch/service	Mississippi Militia
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Absolom Madden West (c. 1818 – September 30, 1894) was an American planter, Confederate militia general, state politician, railroad president and labor organizer. Born in Alabama, he became a plantation owner in Holmes County, Mississippi, and president of the Mississippi Central Railroad. He served in the American Civil War. After the war, he served in the Mississippi State Senate and ran for Vice President of the United States, unsuccessfully.