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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | George H. White |
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New Bern, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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December 18, 1852
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| Died | December 28, 1918
(66 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | WHITE, George Henry, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Rosindale, Bladen County, N.C., December 18, 1852; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Howard University, Washington, D.C., in 1877; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1879 and commenced practice in New Bern, N.C.; principal of the State Normal School of North Carolina; member of the State house of representatives in 1881; served in the State senate in 1885; solicitor and prosecuting attorney for the second judicial district of North Carolina 1886-1894; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1896 and 1900
U.S. Representative (R-NC) 1897-1901.
Last black congressman until 1928. Last black congressman from the former Confederacy until 1972.
Resumed the practice of law and also engaged in banking; died in Philadelphia, Pa., December 28, 1918; interment in Eden Cemetery.
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