Henry White (5 August 1890 – 4 February 1964) was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of

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from 1942 to 1959. White was a miner and served as vice-president of the

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Mineworkers' Association for four years and as a branch secretary for 18 years. He was a councillor and

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for many years and divisional

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. He was first elected to Parliament unopposed in a by-election in 1942, following the death of the sitting MP Frank Lee. He died in Chesterfield aged 73.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Henry 1890 births 1964 deaths People from North East Derbyshire District Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Derbyshire Miners' Federation of Great Britain-sponsored MPs National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1935–1945 UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 Members of Derbyshire County Council