Michael Doherty White (September 8, 1827 – February 6, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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from

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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

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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

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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

, until 1911, and died there on February 6, 1917. He was interred in the Masonic Cemetery.

References

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