Edward D. White Sr.

Edward D. White Sr.
Edward D. 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 – November 15, 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	Edward Douglass White, Sr.; March 3, 1795; Maury County, Tennessee
Died	April 18, 1847 (aged 52); New Orleans, Louisiana
Resting place	St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Thibodaux
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Catherine Sidney Lee (Ringgold)
Alma mater	University of Nashville (LL.B)

Edward Douglass White (March 3, 1795 – April 18, 1847) was a 19th Century American lawyer, politician and slaveholder^[2] who served as the tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five terms in Congress between 1829 and 1843 as an adherent of Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig Party.

Biography

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,^[3] he married Catherine Sidney Lee Ringgold, daughter of Tench Ringgold, long the U.S. Marshal in the District of Columbia. Their children included Edward Douglass White Jr.

Political career

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 from 1835 to 1839. Afterward, he was elected to the U.S. Congress again, serving two more terms from 1839 until 1843.

Lioness incident

White was among the survivors of the steamboat Lioness explosion that occurred on the Red River south of Natchitoches on May 19, 1833.

Death and burial

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.^[3]

Family

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

^ Highsaw, Robert B. (March 1999). Edward Douglass White: Defender of the Conservative Faith. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807124284.
^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer (10 January 2022). "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 May 2024. Database at "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2024-04-29
^ ^a ^b "E.D. White Historic Site - Louisiana State Museum". Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

Sources

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

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Party political offices
First	Whig nominee for Governor of Louisiana 1834	Succeeded by Andre B. Roman
U.S. 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

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[1] Highsaw, Robert B. (March 1999). Edward Douglass White: Defender of the Conservative Faith. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807124284.

[WaPo-2] Weil, Julie Zauzmer (10 January 2022). "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 May 2024. Database at "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2024-04-29

[lsm-3] "E.D. White Historic Site - Louisiana State Museum". Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

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v t e Governors of Louisiana
State (1812–1861)	Claiborne Villeré Robertson Thibodaux H. Johnson Derbigny Beauvais Dupré Roman White Roman Mouton I. Johnson Walker Hébert Wickliffe Moore
Confederate (1861–1865)	Moore H. Allen
Union (1862–1865)	Shepley Hahn
Reconstruction (1865–1868)	Wells Flanders Baker
State (since 1868)	Warmoth Pinchback J. McEnery Kellogg Packard Nicholls Wiltz S. McEnery Nicholls M. J. Foster 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 M. Foster Blanco Jindal J. Edwards Landry

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana
1st district	E. Livingston White H. Johnson White Slidell La Sére St. Martin Dunbar Eustis Bouligny Sypher Lawrence Gibson Hunt St. Martin Wilkinson Meyer Estopinal O'Connor Fernández Hébert Tonry B. 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 H. Boggs Maloney H. Boggs L. Boggs Jefferson Cao Richmond Carter
3rd district	Brent Overton Bullard Garland J. Moore Dawson Harmanson Penn Perkins Davidson Newsham Darrall Acklen Darrall Kellogg Gay Price Broussard Martin Montet Mouton Domengeaux Willis Caffery Treen Tauzin Melançon J. M. Landry Boustany Higgins
4th district	Bossier Morse J. Moore Jones Sandidge Landrum Vidal Newsham McCleery Boarman Smith Levy Elam Blanchard Ogden Breazeale Watkins Sandlin Brooks Waggonner Leach Roemer McCrery Fields McCrery Fleming M. Johnson
5th district	Blackburn Morey Spencer Leonard Young King Newton Boatner Baird Ransdell Elder Wilson Mills McKenzie Passman Huckaby McCrery Cooksey Alexander McAllister Abraham Letlow
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 H. Moore Baker Cazayoux Cassidy Graves Fields (elect)
7th district	Pujo Lazaro De Rouen Plauché Larcade Thompson Edwards Breaux Hayes John Boustany
8th district	Aswell Overton Dear Allen G. S. "Doc" Long McSween G. W. Long S. Long G. W. Long C. Long Holloway
At-large	Robertson Butler Johnston Sheridan
Territory	Clark Poydras

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