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{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name = Campbell Patrick White
| office = Member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]
| term_start = March 4, 1829
| term_end = October 2, 1835
| birth_date = {{birth date|1787|11|30}}
| birth_place = Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1859|02|12|1787|11|30}}
| death_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| restingplace = St. Paul's Cemetery
| nationality = American
| occupation = Businessman, politician
}}
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Campbell Patrick White
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1829 – October 2, 1835
Personal details
Born(1787-11-30)November 30, 1787
Ireland
DiedFebruary 12, 1859(1859-02-12) (aged 71)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Paul's Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Campbell Patrick White (November 30, 1787 – February 12, 1859) was an American businessman and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1829 to 1835.

Biography[edit]

Born in Ireland, White received a limited education. He immigrated to the United States in 1816 and engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City.

Congress[edit]

White was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1829, to October 2, 1835,[1] when he resigned before the 24th United States Congress met. He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-third Congress).

Later career and death[edit]

White resumed mercantile pursuits. He was appointed quartermaster general of the State militia on January 24, 1831. He served as delegate to the New York State constitutional convention in 1845. He resided in New York City until his death on February 12, 1859. He was interred in St. Paul's Cemetery.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hutchins, Stephen C. (1883). Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York. Weed, Parsons & Company.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd congressional district

1829–1835
with Churchill C. Cambreleng (1829–35), Gulian C. Verplanck (1829–33),
Dudley Selden (1833–34), Cornelius Lawrence (1833–34), John J. Morgan (1834–35),
Charles G. Ferris (1834–35), Ely Moore (1835), John McKeon (1835)
Succeeded by