White, Henry, 1803-1880

Lawyer, of New Haven, Conn.

From the description of Henry White papers, 1775-1915. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 352745503

Henry White: lawyer; B.A. Yale, 1821; entered into the practice of law in New Haven in 1828; specialized in the settlement of estates and care of trust funds; one of the founders and first president of the New Haven Colony Historical Society.

From the description of Henry White papers, 1745-1886 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167449

Henry White: lawyer; B.A. Yale, 1821; entered into the practice of law in New Haven in 1828; specialized in the settlement of estates and care of trust funds; one of the founders and first president of the New Haven Colony Historical Society.

HENRY WHITE, the only surviving child of the Hon. Dyer and Hannah (Wetmore) White, was born in New Haven, Conn., March 5, 1803.

From 1823 to 1825 he served as a tutor in this College. He then studied law, and entered on its practice in 1828 in his native city, where he continued to reside until his sudden death, from neuralgia of the heart, Oct. 7, 1880, at the age of 77. His tastes led him to appear rarely in court, but he was specially occupied with the settlement of estates and the care of trust funds, and in these duties had the entire confidence of the community through a long life. He was also much interested in matters of local history and had given particular attention to the compilation of a history of the ownership of land in New Haven. He was one of the founders and the first president of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. For nearly half a century he was a deacon in the Center Church. He was married, Jan. 7, 1830, to Martha, daughter of Roger Sherman, of New Haven, and granddaughter of the Hon. Roger Sherman. She survives him with six sons, graduates of this College in 1851, 1854, 1859, 1860, 1864 and 1866, a seventh son having died a few months before his father.

Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, 1880-1890.

From the guide to the Henry White papers, 1745-1886, (Manuscripts and Archives)