John White | |
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| 1st Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada | |
| In office 1797–1798 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Robert Isaac Dey Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hicks Hall, Middlesex, England |
| Died | January 4, 1800 York, Upper Canada |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician, government minister |
John White (c. 1761 – January 4, 1800) was a lawyer and politician in Upper Canada. He was the first Attorney General for Upper Canada. He wrote and was responsible for the legislation of the new Province, which stemmed from the partition of Quebec in the Constitutional Act of 1791. His Act to limit slavery, which relied on Christian argument, was the first such enactment ever in the world.