White, Wallace H. (Wallace Humphrey), 1877-

Resident of Auburn, Me.; U.S. Congressman and Senator.

From the description of Wallace H. White autograph collection, 1780-1954. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 471494500

U.S. Representative from Maine.

From the description of Wallace H. White ALS, 1920. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977466

U.S. representative and senator from Maine.

From the description of Wallace H. White papers, 1915-1948 (bulk 1917-1931). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009864

Lawyer, U.S. representative and senator, and diplomat, of Lewiston and Auburn, Me.; b. Wallace Humphrey White, Jr., d. 1952.

From the description of Wallace H. White papers, 1880-1952. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979490

Biographical Note

• 1877, Aug. 16: Born, Lewiston, Maine
• 1899: A.B., Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
• 1899 - 1903 : Studied law at Columbia University, New York, N.Y., and with Cotton and White, Washington, D.C.; served as assistant clerk of United States Senate Committee on Commerce; and later as secretary to Senator William P. Frye
• 1902: Admitted to bar, District of Columbia
• 1903: Admitted to bar, Maine; began practice at Lewiston, Maine, with White and Carter, of which firm his father was senior member
• 1917: Married Nina Lumbard Lunn
• 1917 - 1931 : Member, United States House of Representatives
• 1931 - 1949 : Republican senator from Maine
• 1952, Mar. 31: Died, Auburn, Maine

From the guide to the Wallace H. White Papers, 1915-1948, (bulk 1917-1931), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)