Hugh White (politician)

Hugh White (born December 25, 1798 in Whitestown , New York , † October 6, 1870 in Waterford , New York) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1851 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Hugh White was born in Whitestown, Oneida County just before the end of the 18th century . He attended community schools and graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton in 1823 . Then he studied law but never practiced. He ran a shop in Chittenango in 1825 and then in Rondout . He was actively involved in the construction of the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad . In 1830 he moved to Cohoes . He campaigned heavily for the construction of a hydroelectric power station on the Mohawk River . He also founded the Rosendale Cement Works . Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party .

In the 1844 congressional elections for the 29th Congress , White was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 16th electoral district of New York , where he succeeded Chesselden Ellis on March 4, 1845 . He was re-elected twice in a row and then retired from the after March 3, 1851 Congress of. As a congressman, he chaired the Committee on Agriculture in the 30th Congress .

After his time at the Congress he went back to his previous business activities. He died on October 6, 1870 in Waterford and was then buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery . At that point the civil war had ended for about five years.

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SURNAME	White, Hugh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 25, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH	Whitestown , New York
DATE OF DEATH	October 6, 1870
Place of death	Waterford , New York