Michael Doherty White (September 8, 1827 – February 6, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a
U.S. Representative
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...
from
Indiana
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from 1877 to 1879.
Biography
Born in
Clark County, Ohio
Clark County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,001. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield. The county was created on March 1, 1818, and was nam ...
, White moved with his parents to
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Tippecanoe County ( ) is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana about east of the Illinois state line, less than from the Indianapolis metro area, and from Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the population wa ...
, in 1829, and pursued classical studies. He moved to
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville () is a city in Montgomery County, Indiana, Montgomery County in west central Indiana, United States, west by northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,306. The c ...
, in 1848.
He attended the county seminary and
Wabash College
Wabash College is a private liberal arts men's college located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Founded in 1832, by a group of Dartmouth College graduates and Midwestern leaders, the institution was originally named "The Wabash Teachers Seminary an ...
, Crawfordsville, clerked in a store for one year, and
studied law to gain
admission to the bar
An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law. In jurisdictions with two types of lawyer, as with barristers and solicitors, barristers must gain admission to the bar whereas for solicitors there are dist ...
in 1854. He commenced the practice of his profession in Crawfordsville, and was a law partner of Gen.
Lew Wallace
Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Walla ...
. White served as prosecuting attorney of Montgomery and Boone Counties from 1854 to 1856, and served as member of the
Indiana State Senate
The Indiana State Senate is the upper house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Senate is composed of 50 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. Senators serve four-yea ...
from 1860 to 1864.
Congress
White was elected as a
Republican to the
Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878.
Later career and death
He continued the practice of law in
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville () is a city in Montgomery County, Indiana, Montgomery County in west central Indiana, United States, west by northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,306. The c ...
, until 1911, and died there on February 6, 1917. He was interred in the Masonic Cemetery.
References
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1827 births
1917 deaths
Republican Party Indiana state senators
Indiana lawyers
American prosecutors
People from Clark County, Ohio
Wabash College alumni
People from Tippecanoe County, Indiana
People from Crawfordsville, Indiana
19th-century American lawyers
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
19th-century members of the Indiana General Assembly