Alexander White

Who was Alexander White?

Alexander White was a distinguished early American lawyer and politician in the present-day U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.

White served as an elected member of the House of Burgesses representing Hampshire County, and as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Berkeley and Frederick counties. During the American Revolutionary War, he facilitated the release of Quaker and Hessian civilian prisoners held by patriots. In 1788, White participated in the Virginia Ratifying Convention in which Virginia ratified the United States Constitution. He later served as the inaugural member to represent Virginia's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. White was appointed by United States President George Washington to serve as a commissioner on a board responsible for the planning and construction of Washington, D.C.

White was the son of Virginia pioneer settler and physician Dr. Robert White, thus he was a member of the prominent White political family of Virginia and West Virginia.