Milo White (August 17, 1830 – May 18, 1913) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States representative from
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
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Early life
White was born in
Fletcher, Vermont
Fletcher is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Fletcher is located in southern Franklin County, bordered to the southeast by Lamoille County. According to the United States ...
, on August 17, 1830. He attended local schools and
Bakersfield Academy. He moved to
Chatfield, Minnesota
Chatfield is a city in Fillmore and Olmsted counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,779 at the 2010 census. The city's area is split almost equally between the two counties. Chatfield is known as "The Gateway to Bluff Coun ...
, in 1855 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
Career
White served as the chairman of Chatfield's board of supervisors when the city was organized in 1858. He served in the
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are hel ...
from 1872 to 1876, and again from 1881 to 1882. He was elected as a
Republican to the
Forty-eighth and
Forty-ninth congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). After leaving Congress he resumed his mercantile pursuits.
White was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1898 to the
Fifty-sixth congress. He served as mayor of Chatfield for several terms, and also served as a member of the Chatfield school board.
Death
White died in Chatfield on May 18, 1913.
He was buried at Chatfield Cemetery in Chatfield.
References
Minnesota legislators Past and Present
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1830 births
1913 deaths
Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Republican Party Minnesota state senators
People from Franklin County, Vermont
People from Chatfield, Minnesota
Mayors of places in Minnesota
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
School board members in Minnesota
19th-century American politicians
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