United States Supreme Court Chief Justice. White was studying at Georgetown College, when he joined the Confederate Army at the start of the Civil War. In 1863, he was captured by Union troops and remained in captivity until the end of the war. After the war, he studied law at the University of Louisiana, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and established a law practice in New Orleans. Elected to the Louisiana State Senate, he served (1874, 1878-80) and served on the Louisiana Supreme Court. In 1891, he was elected to the US Senate and President Grover Cleveland nominated White to the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1894. He had served for sixteen years on the Court when President William H. Taft nominated him the 9th Chief Justice of the United States on December 12, 1910. White served on the Court for a total of twenty-six years, ten of them as Chief Justice, when he died in office at age 75.
United States Supreme Court Chief Justice. White was studying at Georgetown College, when he joined the Confederate Army at the start of the Civil War. In 1863, he was captured by Union troops and remained in captivity until the end of the war. After the war, he studied law at the University of Louisiana, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and established a law practice in New Orleans. Elected to the Louisiana State Senate, he served (1874, 1878-80) and served on the Louisiana Supreme Court. In 1891, he was elected to the US Senate and President Grover Cleveland nominated White to the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1894. He had served for sixteen years on the Court when President William H. Taft nominated him the 9th Chief Justice of the United States on December 12, 1910. White served on the Court for a total of twenty-six years, ten of them as Chief Justice, when he died in office at age 75.
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EDWARD DOUGLAS WHITE / 1845-1921 / born in Louisiana / Associate Justice and / Chief Justice / of the United States / 1894-1921.
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