Biography of Samuel White, 1902, Baker Co., Oregon: Surnames: White, Johnstone, Wisdom, Brown, Lawrence.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 258

SAMUEL WHITE

Mr. White is a native of Griffin, Georgia being born on September 15, 1860,
and the son of John Haywood and Jane Rebecca (Johnstone) White, natives,
respectively, of Tennessee and Georgia. His father was captain of the Griffin
Light Guards during the Rebellion, and after the war returned to his native
town, where he resided until March, 1898, the time of his death. His mother is
still living in that city. Our subject received his primary education in the
public schools of his native town and then attended the University of
Tennessee, after which he took up the study of law under the tuition of Frank
L. Harralson, state librarian at Atlanta, Georgia, where he was admitted to
the bar on Oct 6, 1881. He immediately began the practice of law in Atlanta,
continuing the same until 1885, when he came to Oregon, locating at Grant's
Pass for two years, then removed to eastern Oregon, choosing Baker City as his
home, and here he has since continued in the practice of his profession with
an ever increasing patronage and brilliant success. In the political school he
is allied with the Democrats and is a prominent leader in that party, being
chairman of the state Democratic central committee, where his keenness and
wise political foresight is much valued. He is also captain of Company A,
Oregon National Guards and in 1898 was elected district attorney and in 1900
was elected as his own successor. Thus is shown the appreciation of his
constituency in his ability and faithfulness, which in every way is justly
merited. In fraternal affiliations he is associated with the B.P.O.E., the
A.O.U.W. and the W. of W.

The marriage of Mr. White and Miss Ida Lawrence was solemnized in Baker City
on October 8, 1890, and they became the parents of two children: John Haywood
and Johnstone Lawrence. Mrs. White was the daughter of Judge A. J. Lawrence
and a native of the Sandwich Islands, being born while her father was supreme
judge in Honolulu. She died in 1892.

Mr. White was married the second time, February 17, 1896, Mrs. Frances E.
Wisdom becoming his wife at that time. Mrs. White is the eldest daughter of
Albert H. Brown, who was formerly treasurer of the state of Oregon. He came to
the coast in 1849 and to Baker City in 1862. She was born in Yreka,
California, on July 2, 1861. Her father now resides in Portland. Mr. White was
a resident of Pendleton for a time previous to locating in Baker City, and
while there he was city attorney at the time W. F. Matlock was mayor. It is
but right that we should say that Mr. White is possessed of rare capabilities
and has manifested integrity and moral worth that stamp him as a man in whom
implicit confidence may be placed and this he has gained in unstinted measure
from his fellows.