Campbell P. White
Campbell Patrick White (November 30, 1787 – February 12, 1859) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Born in Ireland, White received a limited education. He immigrated to the United States in 1816 and engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City.
White was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1829, to October 2, 1835, when he resigned before the 24th United States Congress met. He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-third Congress).
White resumed mercantile pursuits. He was appointed quartermaster general of the State militia on January 24, 1831. He served as delegate to the New York State constitutional convention in 1845. He resided in New York City until his death on February 12, 1859. He was interred in St. Paul's Cemetery.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- United States Congress. "Campbell P. White (id: W000358)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Churchill C. Cambreleng Jeromus Johnson Gulian C. Verplanck |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district 1829–1835 with Churchill C. Cambreleng (1829–35), Gulian C. Verplanck (1829–33), Dudley Selden (1833–34), Cornelius Lawrence (1833–34), John J. Morgan (1834–35), Charles G. Ferris (1834–35), Ely Moore (1835), John McKeon (1835) |
Succeeded by Churchill C. Cambreleng Gideon Lee Ely Moore John McKeon |
| Military Affairs Committee (1822–1947) |
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| Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947) | ||
| Armed Services Committee (1947–) | ||