Edward D. White Sr. | |
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| 10th Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office February 4, 1835 – February 4, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Andre B. Roman |
| Succeeded by | Andre B. Roman |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – November 15, 1834 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Livingston |
| Succeeded by | Henry Johnson |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Johnson |
| Succeeded by | John Slidell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1795 Maury County, Tennessee |
| Died | April 18, 1847 (aged 52) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Catherine Sidney Lee (Ringgold)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Nashville (LL.B) |
Edward Douglass White (March 3, 1795 – April 18, 1847) was tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five non-consecutive terms in Congress, as an adherent of Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig Party. He was a slaveholder.[2]
- ^ Highsaw, Robert B. (March 1999). Edward Douglass White: Defender of the Conservative Faith. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807124284.
- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer (10 January 2022). "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 May 2024. Database at "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2024-04-29