Allison White (December 21, 1816 – April 5, 1886) was a Democratic member of the

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from

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Early life and education

White was born in Pine Township, near

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. He attended the public schools and was graduated from

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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

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Congress

White was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

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Later career and death

He engaged in the lumber and coal business at

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, eventually forming a partnership with Charles and

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that currently exists as the

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. White died in Philadelphia in 1886. He was interred in Highland Cemetery in Lock Haven.

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Allison White
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