"requested him" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when asking someone to do something. For example, "The professor requested him to stay after class to discuss the assignment."
Denis Diderot wrote of her in his Rêve de d'Alembert (written 1769, published 1830; D'Alembert's Dream), which she requested him to suppress.
So, in fully ironic mode, I gave old James a hug and requested him to ensure that Leicester City escaped relegation.
In 1992, President George H. W. Bush, who liked to build alliances before invading, sent federal troops to quell the Los Angeles riots after the governor requested him to.
Missouri was a slave state, and in 1835 a letter signed by a number of important men in St . Louisrequested him to moderate the tone of his editorials.
M-G-M requested him for one of the top roles in "Mutiny on the Bounty," a role he desperately wanted, but Paramount refused, and Franchot Tone won the part.
Later, when the youngest boy, aged 7, started jumping on the feet of one of the female guests, while in animated conversation, his older brother requested him to stop.
When asked why Dr. Casson was not present to testify, Mr. Goodell said the committee did not request him.
Biffen has not said who was requesting him to let Murdoch through, or who had so egregiously misinformed him on the bidders.
When the Secretary-General reported back to the Security Council, the Council decided to request him to make a proposal for the establishment of an international criminal tribunal.
One of those questions is: "Did Ian Edmondson request him to investigate the claimant?" Mulcaire is understood to be appealing against that order.
They request him to remain as their coach.
