Stephen V. White
Stephen Van Culen White (August 1, 1831 – January 18, 1913) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Early life and study White was born in Chatham County, North Carolina. His mother, Julia Brewer, was a descendant of Oliver Cromwell and his father, Hiram White, was a local farmer. White moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled near Otterville, Illinois, Otterville. The region was largely a wilderness and White spent his childhood working as a trapper, selling animal skins to the American Fur Company. He attended the first free integrated school in the United States, the Hamilton Primary School founded by Dr. Silas Hamilton in Otterville, and was graduated from Knox College (Illinois), Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. In 1854 he entered a mercantile house in St. Louis, Missouri. White studied law and was Admission to the bar in the United States, admitted to the bar November 4, 1856. Professional career ...
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