Information: The first column shows data points from White, John, 1802-1845 in red. The third column shows data points from White, John (Annapolis) in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.
John White (February 14, 1802 – September 22, 1845) was a prominent US politician during the 1840s.
White was a native of Kentucky and practiced law there. White was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1832. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1841 to 1843, and was a member of the United States Congress from 1835 to 1845.
On April 23, 1844, White was involved in a physical confrontation on the House floor with Democratic Congressman George O. Rathbun of New York. White was delivering a speech in defense of Senator Henry Clay, the Whig nominee for President in that year's presidential election, and objected to a ruling from the Speaker denying him time to conclude his remarks. When Rathbun told White to be quiet, White confronted him and their disagreement lead to a fistfight between the two with dozens of their colleagues rushing to break up the fight. During the disturbance, an unknown visitor fired a pistol into the crowd, wounding a police officer. Both White and Rathbun subsequently apologized for their actions.
White was appointed judge of the nineteenth judicial district of Kentucky and served in that capacity from February 8, 1845, until his death in Richmond, Kentucky on September 22, 1845.
White's 1st cousin, Addison White was a congressman from Kentucky as the same time representing the 6th District. Their shared nephew, John Daugherty White, would also go on to represent Kentucky's 9th district in the late 1870s.
White is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress biography, John White, accessed July 21, 2020
WHITE, JOHN, (cousin of Addison White and uncle of John Daugherty White), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Cumberland Gap (now Middlesboro), Ky., February 14, 1802; received a limited schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Richmond, Madison County, Ky.; member of the State house of representatives in 1832; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1845); Speaker of the House of Representatives (Twenty-seventh Congress); appointed judge of the nineteenth judicial district of Kentucky and served from February 8, 1845, until his death in Richmond, Ky., September 22, 1845; interment in the State Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky.
Wikipedia article, John White (Kentucky politician), accessed July 21, 2020
<p>John White (February 14, 1802 – September 22, 1845) was a prominent US politician during the 1840s.</p>
<p>White was a native of Kentucky and practiced law there. White was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1832. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1841 to 1843, and was a member of the United States Congress from 1835 to 1845.</p>
<p>On April 23, 1844, White was involved in a physical confrontation on the House floor with Democratic Congressman George O. Rathbun of New York. White was delivering a speech in defense of Senator Henry Clay, the Whig nominee for President in that year's presidential election, and objected to a ruling from the Speaker denying him time to conclude his remarks. When Rathbun told White to be quiet, White confronted him and their disagreement lead to a fistfight between the two with dozens of their colleagues rushing to break up the fight. During the disturbance, an unknown visitor fired a pistol into the crowd, wounding a police officer. Both White and Rathbun subsequently apologized for their actions.</p>
<p>White was appointed judge of the nineteenth judicial district of Kentucky and served in that capacity from February 8, 1845, until his death in Richmond, Kentucky on September 22, 1845.</p>
<p>White's 1st cousin, Addison White was a congressman from Kentucky as the same time representing the 6th District. Their shared nephew, John D. White, would also go on to represent Kentucky's 9th district in the late 1870s.</p>
<p>White is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky.</p>
This letter relates to John White's dealings during the removal of Native Americans from the South-Eastern United States, and was written by R. A. Simth, Cashier of the Bank of Metropolis. From the Bank of the Metropolis, City of Washington, Septermber 9, 1845, and adressed to "Hon. John White Richmond Madison Co., Kentucky" and post marked September 10, 1845, this letter pertains to loans White signed with the Bank of Metropolis of Washington City, that were being recalled. The letter reads "...I have received from the War Department, the sum of two thousand dollars, on account of Col. J.B. Forrester's & others assignment of so much of their contract for the removal fo the Choctaw Indians, which sum is applied in part payment of his note for $2000, endorsed by you. This leaves a balance due on said note of $145.42, with interest from this day; & as Col. Forrester is said to be dead, we must look to the endorsers for payment of said balance..." with post script "The note of Th. J. Campbell for $300, due 13 Decr 1843, endorsed by you, is still unpaid."
United States president, Speaker of the House and representative from Tennessee, and governor of Tennessee. General correspondence, presidential letter books, diaries, account and memorandum books, drafts and copies of speeches and messages, family papers, financial and legal papers, and printed matter relating primarily to Polk's political career in Tennessee and on the national level.
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20,500 items ; 155 containers plus 20 oversize ; 39 linear feet ; 67 microfilm reels
Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (inclusive), 1700-1800 (bulk)
Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800)
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Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (inclusive), 1700-1800 (bulk)
The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period.
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30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes
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