Fellow colonists thrice elected John West a member of the House of Burgesses (1628–30), and he represented the "Plantations over the water" alongside John Burland, then Robert Fellgate, until the end of that constituency.
John West was thrice chosen by fellow colonists to be part of the House of Burgesses (1628–30) and served with John Burland and Robert Fellgate in representing "the Plantations across the water" until the conclusion of their legislative body.