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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—North CarolinaGeorge Henry WHITE
(1852-1918)
WHITE, George Henry, a
Representative from North Carolina; born in Rosindale, Bladen
County, N.C., December 18, 1852; attended the public schools, and
was graduated from Howard University, Washington, D.C., in 1877;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1879 and commenced practice
in New Bern, N.C.; principal of the State Normal School of North
Carolina; member of the State house of representatives in 1881;
served in the State senate in 1885; solicitor and prosecuting
attorney for the second judicial district of North Carolina
1886-1894; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1896
and 1900; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and
Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress;
resumed the practice of law and also engaged in banking; died in
Philadelphia, Pa., December 28, 1918; interment in Eden
Cemetery.
Bibliography
Justensen, Benjamin R. George Henry White: An Even Chance In The
Race of Life. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University,
2001.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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