Leonard White (politician)
Leonard White | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Edward St. Loe Livermore |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Pickering |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1809–1811 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1767 Haverhill, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | October 10, 1849 (aged 82) Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Leonard White (May 3, 1767 – October 10, 1849) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1787. On August 21, 1794, White married Mary Dalton of Newbury and he later became a member of the state House of Representatives (1809–11).[1] He was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth United States Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813). He served as town clerk of Haverhill and cashier of the Merrimack Bank of Haverhill (1814-1836), and held many other local offices. He is interred in Pentucket Cemetery.
References
[edit]- ^ Adams Family Correspondence, ed. C. James Taylor et al, 12 vols. to date (Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011), 10:8
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Leonard White (id: W000385)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Categories:
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Harvard University alumni
- 1767 births
- 1849 deaths
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court