Alexander Colwell White

Hiram Runnels
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 25th district
In office
March 4, 1885  March 3, 1887
Preceded by John Denniston Patton
Succeeded by James Thompson Maffett
Personal details
Born Alexander Colwell White
(1833-12-12)December 12, 1833
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died June 11, 1906(1906-06-11) (aged 72)
Brookville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality American
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
Union Army
Rank Private
Unit 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment
Battles/wars American civil war

Alexander Colwell White (December 12, 1833 – June 11, 1906) was an American teacher and lawyer from Brookville, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House from 1885 to 1887.

Biography

Alexander C. White was born near Kittanning, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, and taught school. He attended the Jacksonville Institute and the Dayton Union Academy. He moved to Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, in 1860 where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1862, and commenced practice in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

During the American Civil War, White enlisted in the Union Army as a private in Company I, Eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.

After the war, he moved to Brookville, Pennsylvania, and continued the practice of his profession. He was elected district attorney in 1867 and 1870.

White was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession, and served as justice of the peace for Rose Township, Pennsylvania. He died near Brookville. Interment in Brookville Cemetery.

References

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
John D. Patton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district

1885–1887
Succeeded by
James T. Maffett


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