George E. White, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge E. White
American politician
Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1848
Place of Birth: Millbury, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 17-May-1935
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About George E. White
- George Elon White (March 7, 1848 – May 17, 1935) was a U.S.
- Representative from Illinois. Born in Millbury, Massachusetts, White attended the public schools.
- During the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Fifty-seventh Regiment, Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers.
- After the end of the war, White entered a commercial college in Worcester, Massachusetts.
- He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1867, where he engaged in the lumber business and also became interested in banking.
- He also served as member of the board of aldermen of Chicago, and served as member of the State Senate from 1878 to 1886. White was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899).
- He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress.
- He then resumed his former business pursuits in Chicago, Illinois, and served as president of the White Lumber Co.
- White died in Chicago, Illinois, on May 17, 1935; he was interred in the mausoleum in Rosehill Cemetery.
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