Joseph R. West
(1822-1898)
American politician
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Joseph Rodman West (September 19, 1822 – October 31, 1898) was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a union general in the United States Army during and after the American Civil War and the Chief Executive of the District of Columbia. As a commander of militia, he gave the order to torture and murder Apache chief Mangas Coloradas who had come to meet with him under a flag of truce to discuss terms of peace. He also allowed the decapitation and desecration of the body.
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19 September 1822 New Orleans, Louisiana
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31 October 1898 (aged 76) Washington, D.C.
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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