Nathaniel Whitworth White, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Nathaniel Whitworth White
- Nathaniel Whitworth White, (June 2, 1837 – October 31, 1916) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- He represented Shelburne in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 and represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was born in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, the son of the Reverend Doctor White and grandson of Gideon White, and was educated there.
- He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1859.
- In 1860, he married Mary, the daughter of Joshua Snow; White married Fannie S.
- Dewolfe after the death of his first wife.
- In 1872, he was named Queen's Counsel.
- White served in the province's Executive Council from 1878 to 1882, when he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons.
- White was a governor for King's College in Windsor, Nova Scotia. White had an uncle also named Nathaniel Whitworth White who was elected to the Nova Scotia Assembly for Shelburne in 1826; his election was later declared invalid after an appeal.
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