John White

U.S. Congressperson

1802 – 1845

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Who was John White?

John White was a prominent U.S. politician during the 1840s.

White was a native of Kentucky and practiced law there. White was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1832. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1841 to 1843, and was a member of the United States Congress from 1835 to 1845.

White was appointed judge of the nineteenth judicial district of Kentucky and served in that capacity from February 8, 1845, until his death in Richmond, Kentucky on September 22, 1845. His nephew, John Daugherty White would go on to represent Kentucky's 9th district in the late 1870s.

White is buried in the State Cemetery at Frankfort, Kentucky.

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Born
Feb 14, 1802
Middlesboro
Also known as
  • Judge John White
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Sep 22, 1845
Richmond

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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