Question: Who is the Princeton University graduate whose state takes its name from Thomas West ?

text: List of Princeton University people (United States Congress, Supreme Court, Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention)
Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of Congress . Princetonians have a long history of service in the Senate . The Senate of the First Congress included three Princeton alumni ( Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut , [ 1 ] William Paterson of New Jersey , [ 2 ] and John Henry of Maryland [ 3 ] ) , two more who attended Princeton but did not graduate ( John Brown of Virginia , later Kentucky , and Benjamin Hawkins of North Carolina ) , and one Princeton Trustee ( Jonathan Elmer of New Jersey ) . Alexander Leitch wrote in 1978 of the Senate , `` Since its establishment in 1789 it has been without a Princetonian only twenty years . `` [ 4 ] This is still the case : Claiborne Pell served 1961–97 , [ 5 ] Kit Bond served 1987–2011 , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Jeff Merkley has served since 2009 , and Ted Cruz has served since 2013 . If Cruz completes his current term , he will represent Princeton in the Senate through 2019 . Princetonians have represented 26 of the 50 U.S. states in the Senate . John Brown served in the Senate first from Virginia and then from Kentucky after its admission as a state . [ 8 ] He is listed twice for convenience of sorting by state .
This list of people associated with Princeton University includes graduates who have served in the national government of the United States.
Name Affiliation State Service Notes
John Armstrong , Jr Att New York 1800-02 , 1804 Minister to France , 1804-1810 . Minister to Spain , 1806 . Secretary of War , 1813-14
Dewey F. Bartlett B 1942 Oklahoma 1973-79 Governor , 1967-71
David Baird , Jr B 1903 New Jersey 1929-30
William Barbour Att New Jersey 1931-37 , 1938-43
James Bayard B 1784 Delaware 1804-13
Richard Bayard B 1814 Delaware 1836-39 , 1841-45 Chargé d'affaires to Belgium , 1850-53
John Macpherson Berrien B 1781 Georgia 1825-29 , 1841-45 , 1845-52 Attorney General , 1829-31
Hiram Bingham III F Connecticut 1924-33 Credited with the discovery of Machu Picchu
Francis Preston Blair , Jr B 1841 Missouri 1871-73 Major general for the Union during the American Civil War
Bill Bradley B 1965 New Jersey 1979-97 NBA player , 1967-77 . Gold medalist in basketball in the 1964 Summer Olympics
Daniel Brewster Att 1942 Maryland 1963-69
John Brown Att Virginia 1789-92 U.S . Senator from Kentucky , 1792-1805 . President pro tempore , 1803 , 1804 . Listed twice ; see above
John Brown Att Kentucky 1792-1805 U.S . Senator from Kentucky , 1789-92 . President pro tempore , 1803 , 1804 . Listed twice ; see above
Aaron Burr B 1772 New York 1791-97 Vice President of the United States , 1801-05
Kit Bond B 1960 Missouri 1987-2011 Governor , 1973-77 , 1981-85
Jacob Burnet B 1791 Ohio 1828-31
J. Donald Cameron B 1852 Pennsylvania 1877-97 Secretary of War , 1876-77 . Chairman of the Republican National Committee , 1880
George W. Campbell B 1794 Tennessee 1811-14 , 1815-18 Secretary of the Treasury , 1814 . Minister to Russia , 1818-21
James Chesnut , Jr B 1837 South Carolina 1858-60 Confederate brigadier general , 1864
John E. Colhoun B 1774 South Carolina 1801-02