▁official ▁governor ▁after ▁a ▁close ▁election . ▁During ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁best owed ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁upon ▁him . ▁He ▁served ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁- ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁Fail ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁winning ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁- ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁During ▁his ▁two ▁terms , ▁Democratic ▁jud ges ▁were ▁appointed ▁and ▁an ▁important ▁rail road ▁mer ger ▁was ▁author ized . ▁ ▁Comple ting ▁his ▁term , ▁West on ▁retired ▁from ▁political ▁life , ▁but ▁continued ▁to ▁stay ▁active ▁in ▁bank ing , ▁ins urance ▁and ▁rail road ▁matters . ▁ ▁Death ▁West on ▁died ▁in ▁Manchester ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁( age ▁ 6 7 ▁years , ▁ 2 5 4 ▁days ). ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁at ▁P ine ▁Gro ve ▁C emetery , ▁Manchester , ▁Hills borough ▁County , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁USA ▁ ▁Family ▁life ▁Son ▁of ▁Am os ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Bet sey ▁Wilson ▁West on , ▁he ▁married ▁Anna ▁S . ▁Gil more ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁five ▁children : ▁Grace ▁W ., ▁James