James Kyle Wester

James Kyle Wester was an American teacher and politician. He was the third Lubbock, Texas|mayor] of Lubbock, Texas. He also served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives.

Life

James Kyle Wester was born on November 28, 1857 in Rutledge, Tennessee, the son of John Henry Wester and Nancy Almeda McAnally. He attended Madison Academy and Tazewell College in Tennessee before working as a mathematics teacher. In 1878 he moved to Grayson County, Texas, and worked on Tom Waggoner in Knox County.
He served as the mayor of Lubbock from October 1917 to 1919.
Schenck died on July 31, 1934 and was buried at the City of Lubbock Cemetery.