Albert Smith White
Albert Smith White | |
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Godlove Stein Orth | |
United States Senator from Indiana | |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845 | |
Preceded by | John Tipton |
Succeeded by | Jesse D. Bright |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 7th district | |
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |
Preceded by | Edward A. Hannegan |
Succeeded by | Tilghman Howard |
Personal details | |
Born | Albert Smith White October 24, 1803 read law |
Albert Smith White (October 24, 1803 – September 4, 1864) was a
Education and career
Born on October 24, 1803, in
Congressional service
White was elected as a Whig from Indiana's 7th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 25th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1839.[2] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.[2] He was elected as a Whig to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1845.[2] He declined to be a candidate for reelection.[2] He was chairman of the United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses in the 27th United States Congress and chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in the 27th and 28th United States Congresses.[2]
Later career
Following his departure from the Senate, White resumed private practice in
Later congressional service
White was elected as a Republican from Indiana's 8th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 37th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1863.[2] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862.[2] He was appointed by President Lincoln as one of three commissioners to adjust the claims of citizens of Minnesota and the Dakota Territory against the United States Government for Indian depredations, relating to a Sioux Indian Massacre occurring in 1862.[2][1]
Federal judicial service
White was nominated by President
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "White, Albert Smith". fjc.gov. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k United States Congress. "Albert Smith White (id: W000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Albert Smith White". Indiana GenWeb. Retrieved 28 July 2012. cites original source as: Towne Memorial Fund (1864–1871). Memorial Biographies of The New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vol. VI (1905 reprint ed.). Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society. p. 32.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Albert Smith White (id: W000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "White, Albert Smith". fjc.gov. Retrieved 27 October 2023.