Edward Douglass White, Sr.

For other people of the same name, see Edward White (disambiguation).

Edward Douglass White, Sr.
10th Governor of Louisiana
In office 1835–1839
Lieutenant	none
Preceded by	Andre B. Roman
Succeeded by	Andre B. Roman
Personal details
Born	March 3, 1795 Maury County, Tennessee
Died	April 18, 1847(1847-04-18) (aged 52) New Orleans, Louisiana
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Catherine Ringgold
Alma mater	University of Nashville
Religion	Catholic

Edward Douglass White, Sr. (March 3, 1795 – April 18, 1847) was the tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five nonconsecutive terms in Congress as an adherent of Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig Party.

White was born in Maury County, Tennessee, the illegitimate son of James White. (Although his parents apparently never married, his father acknowledged him, and the circumstances of his birth did not impede his education or future success.) While a young boy, he moved to Louisiana with his father.

In 1815, he graduated from the former University of Nashville, afterward beginning a law practice in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, the seat of Ascension Parish south of Baton Rouge.

He was appointed by Governor Henry S. Johnson, also of Donaldsonville, as an Associate Judge of the New Orleans Municipal Court in 1825.

Elected to the 21st United States Congress, White served three terms from 1829 until his resignation in 1834. He then served a single term as governor (1835–1839) and was elected to Congress again and served two more terms from 1839 until 1843. He died in New Orleans and was buried at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

White's son Edward Douglass White, Jr., would become a United States senator from Louisiana and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, later appointed Chief Justice by U.S. President William Howard Taft. White's father, James White, was a delegate to the Continental Congress.

References

• Edward Douglass White, Sr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Political Graveyard

External links

• State of Louisiana - Biography
• Cemetery Memorial by La-Cemeteries
• Find a Grave, Edward Douglass White, Sr.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Edward Livingston	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district 1829–1834	Succeeded by Henry Johnson
Preceded by Henry Johnson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district 1839–1843	Succeeded by John Slidell
Political offices
Preceded by Andre B. Roman	Governor of Louisiana 1835–1839	Succeeded by Andre B. Roman