White, Elihu A., 1824-1900
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Elihu Anthony White (1824-1900) was a Quaker farmer and business leader from Belvidere, N.C. After serving as postmaster of Newby's Bridge (1858-1861), White was elected as a Republican to the North Carolina Senate (1868-1870). He was justice of the peace in 1873 and served on the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners (1873-1878). In 1879, White was appointed collector of Internal Revenue by President Rutherford B. Hayes. He was a delegate to the Republican national conventions in 1884, 1888, and 1896. Also, in 1888, White was reappointed as collector by President Benjamin Harrison. In 1894, he became a member of the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina. In the mid 1890s, White became chairman of the Perquimans County Board of Education.
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| creatorOf | Elihu A. White Papers, 1830-1931 | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library |
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| associatedWith | Belvidere Academy (Perquimans County, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Duncan, Edward C. | person |
| correspondedWith | Mott, John James | person |
| memberOf | North Carolina. General Assembly. Senate | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Populist Party (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Quay, Matthew Stanley, 1833-1904 | person |
| associatedWith | Republican Party (N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Roanoke Rapids Power Company. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Settle, Thomas, 1831-1888 | person |
| associatedWith | Southern Cotton Mill (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Internal Revenue Service | corporateBody |
| memberOf | University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Board of Trustees | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Woman's Christian Temperance Union. | corporateBody |
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