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Edward White

Democrat · Senate · Louisiana · 1891–1894

Edward White was a Democratic U.S. senator from Louisiana, serving 1891–1894. Cast 232 votes and missed 26.6%.

Years in Congress
2
Votes missed
26.6%
Born
1845
Died
1921

Biography

Edward Douglass White Jr. was an American politician and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1894 to 1910 and as the ninth Chief Justice of the United States from 1910 until his death in 1921, for a total of 27 years on the bench. He was a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia.

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Terms in office

  • Senate, Louisiana1891–1894 · Democrat

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Capitol Receipts, “Edward White (D-LA), Senate 1891–1894,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/W000366/edward-white (accessed 2026-10-13).

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