Edward Douglass White Sr.

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Edward Douglass White Sr.


10th Governor of Louisiana
In office February 4, 1835 – February 4, 1839
Preceded by	Andre B. Roman
Succeeded by	Andre B. Roman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district
In office March 4, 1829 – 1834
Preceded by	Edward Livingston
Succeeded by	Henry Johnson
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Henry Johnson
Succeeded by	John Slidell
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 non-consecutive 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.) James White was a delegate to the Continental Congress. While a young boy, Edward moved with his father to Louisiana.

In 1815, White graduated from the former University of Nashville, afterward beginning a law practice in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, the seat of Ascension Parish, south of Baton Rouge. Ten years later, he was appointed by Governor Henry S. Johnson, also of Donaldsonville, as an Associate Judge of the New Orleans Municipal Court in 1825.

In 1834^[1] he married Catherine Sidney Lee Ringgold, daughter of Tench Ringgold, long the US Marshal in the District of Columbia. Their children included Edward Douglass White Jr.

Elected to the 21st United States Congress in 1828, White served three terms from 1829 until his resignation in 1834 after being elected as governor. He served a single term as governor (1835–1839). Afterward, he was elected to the US Congress again, serving two more terms from 1839 until 1843.

White was among the survivors of the steamboat Lioness explosion that occurred on the Red River south of Natchitoches on May 19, 1833. He died in New Orleans and was buried at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Thibodaux, Louisiana. His home in Thibodaux is now operated by the Louisiana State Museum as the Edward Douglass White Historic Site.^[1]

White's son Edward Douglass White Jr. was elected by the state legislature as a United States senator from Louisiana. He was appointed as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, later appointed 9th Chief Justice by U.S. President William Howard Taft.

References

1 2 "E.D. White Historic Site - Louisiana State Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2015.

Sources

United States Congress. "Edward Douglass White Sr. (id: W000365)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Political Graveyard

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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

Governors of Louisiana

State (1812–61)	Claiborne Villeré Robertson Thibodaux H. Johnson Derbigny Beauvais Dupré Roman White Roman Mouton I. Johnson Walker Hébert Wickliffe Moore

Confederate (1861–65)	Moore H. Allen

Union (1862–65)	Shepley Hahn

Reconstruction (1865–68)	Wells Flanders Baker

State (since 1868)	Warmoth Pinchback J. McEnery Kellogg Packard Nicholls Wiltz S. McEnery Nicholls Foster Sr. Heard Blanchard Sanders Hall Pleasant Parker Fuqua Simpson H. Long King O. Allen Noe Leche E. Long Jones Davis E. Long Kennon E. Long Davis McKeithen E. Edwards Treen E. Edwards Roemer E. Edwards Foster Jr. Blanco Jindal J. Edwards

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana

1st district	E. Livingston White Johnson White Slidell Sére St. Martin Dunbar Eustis Bouligny Sypher Lawrence Gibson Hunt St. Martin Wilkinson Meyer Estopinal O'Connor Fernández Hébert Tonry R. Livingston Vitter Jindal Scalise

2nd district	Gurley Thomas Ripley Chinn Dawson la Branche Thibodeaux Conrad Bullard J.A. Landry Hunt Taylor Mann Sheldon Ellis Hahn Wallace Lagan Coleman Lagan Davey Buck Davey Gilmore Dupré Spearing Maloney T.H. Boggs Maloney T.H. Boggs L. Boggs Jefferson Cao Richmond

3rd district	Brent Overton Bullard Garland Moore Dawson Harmanson Penn Perkins Davidson Newsham Darrall Acklen Darrall Kellogg Gay Price Broussard Martin Montet Mouton Domengeaux Willis Caffery Treen Tauzin Melancon J.M. Landry Boustany

4th district	Bossier Morse Moore Jones Sandidge Landrum Vidal Newsham McCleery Boarman Smith Levy Elam Blanchard Ogden Breazeale Watkins Sandlin Brooks Waggonner Leach Roemer McCrery Fields McCrery Fleming

5th district	Blackburn Morey Spencer Leonard Young King Newton Boatner Baird Ransdell Elder Wilson Mills McKenzie Passman Huckaby McCrery Cooksey Alexander McAllister Abraham

6th district	Nash E. Robertson Lewis Irion E. Robertson S. Robertson Favrot Wickliffe Morgan Sanders Sr. Favrot Kemp Sanders Jr. Griffith Sanders Jr. Morrison Rarick Moore Baker Cazayoux Cassidy Graves

7th district	Pujo Lazaro De Rouen Plauche Larcade Thompson Edwards Breaux Hayes John Boustany

8th district	Aswell Overton Dear Allen Doc McSween G. Long S. Long G. Long C. Long Holloway

At-large	Robertson Butler Johnston Sheridan

Territory	Clark Poydras

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