James Bamford White

James Bamford White (born June 6, 1842 in Winchester , Kentucky , † March 25, 1931 in Irvine , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1903 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James White attended his homeland public schools and then Mount Zion Academy in Macon County , Illinois . During the Civil War , he joined the Confederation Army in the fall of 1863 . There he served until the end of the war in 1865. He then worked as a teacher in Irvine. After studying law at the same time and being admitted to the bar in 1867, he began to work in this profession in Irvine. Between 1872 and 1880 he served as the prosecutor in Estill County .

Politically, White was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1900 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick on March 4, 1901 . Since he refused to run again in 1902, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1903 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, James White practiced as a lawyer again. In 1919 he retired. He died in Irvine on March 25, 1931.

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SURNAME	White, James Bamford
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 6, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Winchester , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	March 25, 1931
Place of death	Irvine , Kentucky