John Griswold White

John Griswold White
John Griswold White
White, circa 1920s, in a photograph from his former law firm Speith, Bell, McCurdy and Newell
Born(1845-08-10)August 10, 1845[1]
Cleveland, Ohio[1]
DiedAugust 27, 1928[1]
Jackson, Wyoming[1]
Burial placeLake View Cemetery[1]
Occupation(s)Attorney, Library Board President
Parents
  • Bushnell White[1][2] (father)
  • Elizabeth Brainard Clark[1] (mother)
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John Griswold White (10 August 1845 – 27 August 1928) was a prominent Cleveland attorney, a chess connoisseur, and a bibliophile.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "White, John Griswold". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "John G. White, 83, Dies In Wyoming". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 28 August 1928 – via American's Historical Newspapers database from Newsbank, Inc.
  3. ^ I.A. Horowitz; P.L. Rothenberg (1969). The Complete Book of Chess. Collier Books. p. 45.