Edward Douglass White Sr.
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| Edward Douglass White Sr. | |
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| In office 1835 – 1839 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | none |
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| Preceded by | Andre B. Roman |
| Succeeded by | Andre B. Roman |
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| Born | 1795 Maury County, Tennessee |
| Died | April 18, 1847 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Catherine Ringgold |
| Religion | Catholic |
Edward Douglass White, Sr. (March, 1795 – April 18, 1847,) was Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five nonconsecutive terms in Congress as an adherent of Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig Party.
White was born in Maury County, Tennessee]], the illegitimate son of James 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.) While a young boy, he moved to Louisiana with his father.
In 1815, he graduated from the former University of Nashville, afterward beginning a law practice in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, the seat of Ascension Parish south of Baton Rouge.
He was appointed by Governor Henry S. Johnson, also of Donaldsonville, as an Associate Judge of the New Orleans Municipal Court in 1825.
Elected to the 21st United States Congress, White served three terms from 1829 until his resignation in 1834. He then served a single term as governor (1835-1839) and was elected to Congress again and served two more terms from 1839 until 1843. He died in New Orleans and was buried at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
White's son Edward Douglass White, Jr., would become a United States senator from Louisiana and a member of the United States Supreme Court, an appointee of U.S. President William Howard Taft. White's father, James White, was a delegate to the Continental Congress.
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| Preceded by Edward Livingston |
United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Louisiana 1829—1834 |
Succeeded by Henry Johnson |
| Preceded by Andre B. Roman (W) |
Governor of Louisiana
Edward D. White, Sr. (W) |
Succeeded by Andre B. Roman (W) |
| Preceded by Henry Johnson |
United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Louisiana 1839—1843 |
Succeeded by John Slidell |
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