Henry White

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation#Plural forms, abbrev ...

(died 1538) was an English priest, academic, and

lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solic ...

. White was a priest and Fellow of

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...

. He was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University during 1531–1532. Henry White was the brother of

Sir John White Sir John White's (1588-1625) was a government official in the Kingdom of England. Sir John was twenty-two when he succeeded his father, Thomas White, as High sheriff of Nottinghamshire. Marriage Sir John White was married at the age of 32 to ...

of Aldershot (died 1573), Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of London. His daughter Elizabeth White was the second wife of Sir

John Godsalve Sir John Godsalve (c. 1505 – 20 November 1556) of London and Norwich, Norfolk, was an English politician. John Godsalve was a Clerk of the Signet and elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich in 1539 and ?1542. Godsalve was emplo ...

(c.1505–1556), also a Member of Parliament.

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Year of birth missing 1538 deaths Fellows of New College, Oxford 16th-century English clergy English priests English lawyers Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford 16th-century English lawyers {{UK-academic-stub