Bio of WHITE, Harry W. (b.1874), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol III, pg 147-148
HARRY W. WHITE
Harry W. White, a native son of Minnesota, is one of the most successful
realtors of Minneapolis and represents a family which for nearly forty years has
been prom­inently identified with this line of activity, contributing materially
to the development and improvement of the city. He was born in Lansing, this
state, March 6, 1874, a son of William H. and Jennie W. (Traver) White, the
former a native of Vermont and the latter of New York state. They came to
Minnesota about 1870, first locating at Austin, where the father followed
agricultural pursuits, and later he removed to Lansing, where he also acquired
farming property. In 1883 he came to Minneapolis and entered the real estate
business, with which he was connected until his demise, which occurred in 1912.
He was a capable business man and a loyal, public-spirited citizen, deeply
interested in the welfare and progress of the city, in which he was widely known
and highly esteemed.
Harry W. White received a public school education and he afterward entered the
Flour City National Bank of Minneapolis, which was subsequently merged with the
Security National Bank, first acting as teller, while later he was made
assistant cashier. In 1908 he became a member of the real estate firm of White,
Darling & Baker, which was operated under that name until 1912, when the present
style of the H. W. White Investment Company was adopted. Mr. White is president
of the firm, which handles city real estate and engages in the building of
homes, and he is also the president or' the Federal Holding Company, the Mill
City Holding Company and the Federal Invest­ment Company, being likewise a
director of the Marquette Trust Company. Nothing escapes him concerning the
realty market and he has conducted his operations on ar, extensive sale,
converting unsightly vacancies into attractive residential districts. He is
recognized as a man of unusual energy, foresight and business acumen; in fact,
his qualifications are such as have won for him a position of leadership in real
estate circles of the city.
On the 14th of September, 1898, Mr. White was united in marriage to Miss Phallie
Hicks of Minneapolis, and they have become the parents of three sons: Robert,
Mal­colm and Willard. They are members of Calvary Baptist church. Mr. White is a
member of the Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Association, the National Association
:f Building Owners and Managers, the Minneapolis and National Real Estate
Boards, the Calhoun Commercial Club, and the Minneapolis Athletic, Golf and
Automobile clubs. His labors have been a direct agency in the upbuilding and
improvement of the city and he worthily bears a name which for many years has
stood as a synonym for integrity and enterprise in business circles of
Minneapolis.