Samuel White

Samuel White (born December 1770 in Harrington , Delaware Colony , † November 4, 1809 in Wilmington , Delaware ) was an American politician ( Federalist Party ) who represented the state of Delaware in the US Senate .

Samuel White was the son of a judge, Thomas White, who hid the England-born Methodist Bishop Francis Asbury in his home during the War of Independence and was imprisoned on suspicion of being a loyalist . Under the influence of Asbury, the previously Anglican White family converted to Methodism.

After graduating from Cokesbury College , Maryland , Samuel White was inducted into the bar in 1793 and began practicing law in Dover . He then served for two years as a captain in the US Army and finally in 1803 was Adjutant General, the highest ranking military officer in Delaware.

Like his father, who sat in the territorial parliament of Maryland, Samuel White embarked on a political career. After the resignation of US Senator Henry Latimer on February 28, 1801, he was appointed his successor in Washington . In the years 1802 and 1808, confirmation was given by Delaware's parliament. In the Senate he made a name for himself as an opponent of slavery and the Louisiana Purchase . White died before his 39th birthday in Wilmington, where he lives. At the time of his death, he was one of only seven federalists in the Senate against 27 Democratic Republicans .

Web links

Samuel White in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	White, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 1770
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Harrington , Delaware
DATE OF DEATH	November 4, 1809
Place of death	Wilmington , Delaware