Michael D. White

Michael D. White

Michael Doherty White (born September 8, 1827 in Clark County , Ohio , †  February 6, 1917 in Crawfordsville , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1879 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

As early as 1829, Michael White came with his parents to Tippecanoe County in Indiana, where he received a classical school education. In 1848 he moved to Crawfordsville, where he attended Wabash College . He then worked as a shop clerk for a year. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1854, he began in Crawfordsville together with Lew Wallace , who later became known through his novel " Ben Hur " to work in this profession. From 1854 to 1856, White was a district attorney in Montgomery and Boone Counties .

Politically, White joined the Republican Party . Between 1860 and 1864 he was a member of the Indiana Senate . In the congressional election of 1876 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Thomas J. Cason on March 4, 1877 . Since he refused to run again in 1878, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1879 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Michael White practiced as a lawyer in Crawfordsville until 1911. After that, he retired. He died on February 6, 1917 at the age of 89.

Web links

• Michael D. White in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Michael D. White in the database of Find a Grave (English)