Christian Streit White | |
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 Portrait of Christian Streit White | |
| President of the West Virginia Fish Commission | |
| In office 1885–? | |
| Preceded by | Henry B. Miller |
| Clerk of Court for Hampshire County | |
| In office 1873–1902 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Parsons |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Haines |
| Clerk of Circuit Court for Hampshire County | |
| In office 1873–1876 | |
| Preceded by | C. M. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | V. M. Poling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1839 Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States |
| Died | January 28, 1917 (aged 77) Romney, West Virginia, United States |
| Resting place | Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, West Virginia, United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
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| Residence(s) | 332 East Main Street Romney, West Virginia |
| Alma mater | Potomac Seminary |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | 13th Virginia Infantry 23rd Virginia Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Christian Streit White (March 10, 1839 – January 28, 1917) was an American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, pisciculturist, and politician in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.
During the American Civil War, White served as a sergeant major and captain in the Confederate States Army and headed a bureau of the Confederate States Department of the Treasury. White served under the commands of Stonewall Jackson and Jubal Early and was responsible for the safekeeping of Hampshire County's land registration records from destruction by Union Army forces. From 1864 to 1865, White was in command of Company C of the 23rd Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
White served as the Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, West Virginia, for 29 years (1873–1902), and also served as the Clerk of Circuit Court for Hampshire County (1873–1876). He was the chairman of the Hampshire County Democratic Executive Committee in the 1870s, and during this leadership, registered members of the West Virginia Democratic Party grew from 449 to 1,369 in 1876. White was appointed by West Virginia Governor John J. Jacob as one of the inaugural commissioners of the West Virginia Fish Commission. He established the Maguire Springs fish hatchery near Romney, and for a time, served as the commission's president.
White was a member of the White political family of Virginia and West Virginia and was the son of John Baker White (1794–1862), a grandson of prominent Virginia judge Robert White (1759–1831), and a great-nephew of United States House Representative Francis White (1761–1826). He was a younger brother of West Virginia Attorney General Robert White (1833–1915).