John W. White | |
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![]() c. 1917 | |
Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Jasper County district | |
In office January 1912 – January 1916 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rose Hill, Mississippi | November 18, 1863
Died | July 27, 1921 | (aged 57)
Political party | Democrat |
Other political affiliations | Populist (before 1909) |
Children | 6 |
John Wofford White (November 18, 1863 – July 27, 1921) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 1910s.
John Wofford White was born on November 18, 1863, in Rose Hill, Jasper County, Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Benjamin Wofford White and Eliza (Chatham) White. [1] [2] [3] His great-uncle (paternal grandmother's brother) was Benjamin Wofford, who was the funder of Wofford College. [1] White attended the Rose Hill Institute and became a planter. [1] He was a temperance activist. [1] Before it folded in 1909, he was a member of the Populist Party. He represented Jasper County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916. [3] In November 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 3rd senatorial district, composed of Clarke and Jasper Counties, as a Democrat. [1] He died on July 27, 1921, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Jasper County. [2]
White was a member of the Methodist Church. [1] [3] He married twice; his first marriage was to Clara Alice McKinnon. [1] [3] He and Clara had two children: Daniel McKinnon White and Clara Amelia (White) Taylor. [1] After his first wife died, White then married Mary Jane Aycock in July 1897. [1] [2] [3] They had four children together: John Harold, Wilbur Wofford, Avie Lee, and James D. [1] [2] Mary died on July 29, 1916. [2]
John W. White | |
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![]() c. 1917 | |
Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Jasper County district | |
In office January 1912 – January 1916 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rose Hill, Mississippi | November 18, 1863
Died | July 27, 1921 | (aged 57)
Political party | Democrat |
Other political affiliations | Populist (before 1909) |
Children | 6 |
John Wofford White (November 18, 1863 – July 27, 1921) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 1910s.
John Wofford White was born on November 18, 1863, in Rose Hill, Jasper County, Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Benjamin Wofford White and Eliza (Chatham) White. [1] [2] [3] His great-uncle (paternal grandmother's brother) was Benjamin Wofford, who was the funder of Wofford College. [1] White attended the Rose Hill Institute and became a planter. [1] He was a temperance activist. [1] Before it folded in 1909, he was a member of the Populist Party. He represented Jasper County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916. [3] In November 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 3rd senatorial district, composed of Clarke and Jasper Counties, as a Democrat. [1] He died on July 27, 1921, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Jasper County. [2]
White was a member of the Methodist Church. [1] [3] He married twice; his first marriage was to Clara Alice McKinnon. [1] [3] He and Clara had two children: Daniel McKinnon White and Clara Amelia (White) Taylor. [1] After his first wife died, White then married Mary Jane Aycock in July 1897. [1] [2] [3] They had four children together: John Harold, Wilbur Wofford, Avie Lee, and James D. [1] [2] Mary died on July 29, 1916. [2]