JOSEPH H. WHITE
History of Arizona, page 499

Joseph H. White, assistant county attorney of Navajo County 
is one of Holbrook's best known professional men, having, 
through his ability, industry and integrity, gained a leading 
place among the lawyers of this section of the state.

Mr. White was born in New York City on December 20, 1894 and 
is a son of Joseph H. SR. and Emily (Humblen) White. His father 
was for many years, beginning in 1882 connected with the public 
health service and was active in the performance of duty during 
the late was, but is now retired. To him and his wife were born 
four children.

Mr. White Jr. received his early education in the public 
schools of Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana and 
then entered Bingham Military Academy, at Asheville, North 
Carolina from which he was graduated in 1912. He attended 
the University of Virginia one year and then received an 
appointment to the U.S. Consular Service as Vice Consul at 
Bahia, Brazil. He remained at that post two years, during a 
part of which period he had charge of the consulate.  He 
then, returned to this county and in 1917 enlisted for 
service in the world war, but because of an impairment 
in his health, was honorably discharged on August 15, 
1917.  Mr. White then, entered the law school of the 
University of Denver form which e was graduated in 1925. 
He was admitted to the bar of Arizona and in that same 
year entered practice at Phoenix.  He met with success 
from the start and remained in that city two years, 
coming to Holbrook in 1927.  He has appeared as counsel 
in many of the most important cases tried in the courts 
of this county.

On December 1, 1921 Mr. White married Emma Wehner, of St. Louis, 
Missouri and they are the parents of two children, Joseph H. III 
and Edith Mary.

Mr. White is a member of Park Avenue Lodge No 262, at Memphis, 
Tennessee; Tennessee Consistory no 1 AASR and Almas Temple 
AAONMS at Washington D.C.

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