James B. White

James B. White

James Bain White (June 26, 1835 - October 9, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, White attended the common schools. Immigrated to the United States in 1854.He settled in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Calico printer. Tailor. Indiana Volunteers, Company I, Thirteenth Regiment, elected captain of the company and served until December 1862, when he resigned. Wounded in the Battle of Shiloh April 7, 1862.

White was elected a member of the common council of Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1874. Department store owner. Manufactured wheels. Banker.

White was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1889).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-first Congress in 1888.He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.He served as commissioner to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, 1893.He died on October 9, 1897, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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