Francis S. White

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Francis S. White (1921)

Francis Shelley "Frank" White (born March 13, 1847 in Prairie Point , Noxubee County , Mississippi , †  August 1, 1922 in Birmingham , Alabama ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Alabama in the US Senate represented.

Francis White attended public schools but also received private tuition. After the outbreak of civil war , he joined the Confederate Army and served with the rank of private . After the end of the war he worked in agriculture until 1868; thereafter he studied law , was inducted into the bar in 1869 and began practicing law at West Point .

White's political career began in 1875 with membership in the Mississippi House of Representatives , to which he rejoined between 1882 and 1883. In 1886 he set up practice as a lawyer in Birmingham, Alabama. After the death of US Senator Joseph F. Johnston on August 8, 1913, White was elected as his successor to Congress , to which he belonged from May 11, 1914 to May 3, 1915. During this time he chaired the Committee on Revolutionary Claims . He did not run for the regular election; he was succeeded by Oscar Underwood .

As a result, White worked again as a lawyer in Birmingham, where he died in August 1922. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery .

literature

  • Elbert L. Watson: Alabama United States Senators. Strode Publishers, Huntsville 1982.
  • Elbert L. Watson: Frank White . In: Encyclopedia of Alabama . 2011.

Web links

  • Francis S. White in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME White, Francis S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES White, Francis Shelley (full name); White, Frank (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Prairie Point , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1922
Place of death Birmingham , Alabama