John Wofford White (November 18, 1863 – July 27, 1921) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 1910s.
John W. White | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Jasper County district | |
| In office January 1912 – January 1916 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1863 Rose Hill, Mississippi |
| Died | July 27, 1921 (aged 57) |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Other political affiliations | Populist (before 1909) |
| Children | 6 |
Biography edit
John Wofford White was born on November 18, 1863, in Rose Hill, Jasper County, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He was the son of Benjamin Wofford White and Eliza (Chatham) White.[1][2][3] His great-uncle (paternal grandmother's brother) was Benjamin Wofford, who was the funder of Wofford College.[1] White attended the Rose Hill Institute and became a planter.[1] He was a temperance activist.[1] Before it folded in 1909, he was a member of the Populist Party. He represented Jasper County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916.[3] In November 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 3rd senatorial district, composed of Clarke and Jasper Counties, as a Democrat.[1] He died on July 27, 1921, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Jasper County.[2]
Personal life edit
White was a member of the Methodist Church.[1][3] He married twice; his first marriage was to Clara Alice McKinnon.[1][3] He and Clara had two children: Daniel McKinnon White and Clara Amelia (White) Taylor.[1] After his first wife died, White then married Mary Jane Aycock in July 1897.[1][2][3] They had four children together: John Harold, Wilbur Wofford, Avie Lee, and James D.[1][2] Mary died on July 29, 1916.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c d e f Covington, Mildred Lerlene Rowell (1987). John Combest and His Descendants. L.R. Covington. p. 165.
- ^ a b c d e f Rowland, Dunbar (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 424.
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