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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaMichael Doherty WHITE
(1827-1917)
WHITE, Michael Doherty, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Clark County, Ohio, September
8, 1827; moved with his parents to Tippecanoe County, Ind., in
1829; pursued classical studies; moved to Crawfordsville,
Crawfordsville County, Ind., in 1848; attended the county seminary
and Wabash College, Crawfordsville; clerked in a store for one
year; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced
the practice of his profession in Crawfordsville; law partner of
Gen. Lew Wallace; prosecuting attorney of Montgomery and Boone
Counties 1854-1856; member of the State senate 1860-1864; elected
as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3,
1879); was not a candidate for renomination in 1878; continued the
practice of law in Crawfordsville, Ind., until 1911, and died there
on February 6, 1917; interment in the Masonic Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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