Edward D. White Sr. | |
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| 10th Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office February 4, 1835 – February 4, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Andre B. Roman |
| Succeeded by | Andre B. Roman |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – November 15, 1834 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Livingston |
| Succeeded by | Henry Johnson |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Johnson |
| Succeeded by | John Slidell |
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| Born | Edward Douglass White, Sr. March 3, 1795 |
| Died | (1847-04-18)April 18, 1847 (aged 52) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery inThibodaux, Louisiana |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Catherine Sidney Lee (Ringgold)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Nashville (LL.B) |
Edward Douglass White (March 3, 1795 – April 18, 1847) was a19th century American lawyer and politician who served as thetenth Governor ofLouisiana and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives. He served five terms in Congress between 1829 and 1843 as an adherent ofHenry Clay ofKentucky and theWhig Party.
White was born inMaury County,Tennessee, theillegitimate son ofJames White. (Although his parents apparently never married, his father acknowledged him, and the circumstances of his birth did not impede his education or future success.) James White was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from North Carolina. While a young boy, Edward moved with his father to Louisiana.
In 1815, White graduated from the formerUniversity of Nashville, afterward beginning alaw practice inDonaldsonville, Louisiana, the seat ofAscension Parish, south ofBaton Rouge. Ten years later, he was appointed by GovernorHenry S. Johnson, also of Donaldsonville, as an Associate Judge of theNew Orleans Municipal Court in 1825.
In 1834,[2] he married Catherine Sidney Lee Ringgold, daughter ofTench Ringgold, long the U.S. Marshal in the District of Columbia. Their children includedEdward Douglass White Jr.
White was a slaveholder.[3]
Elected to the21st United States Congress in 1828, White served three terms from 1829 until his resignation in1834 after being elected asgovernor. He served a single term as governor from 1835 to 1839. Afterward, he was elected to the U.S. Congress again, serving two more terms from 1839 until 1843.
White was among the survivors of the steamboatLioness explosion that occurred on theRed River south ofNatchitoches on May 19, 1833.
He died in New Orleans and was buried at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery inThibodaux, Louisiana.
His home in Thibodaux is now operated by theLouisiana State Museum as theEdward Douglass White Historic Site.[2]
White's sonEdward Douglass White Jr. was elected by the state legislature as aUnited States senator from Louisiana. He later was appointed as an associate justice of theUnited States Supreme Court by PresidentGrover Cleveland in 1894 and as the 9th Chief Justice by PresidentWilliam Howard Taft in 1910.
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| First | Whig nominee forGovernor of Louisiana 1834 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's 1st congressional district 1829–1834 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's 1st congressional district 1839–1843 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Louisiana 1835–1839 | Succeeded by Andre B. Roman |
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