James White (1809 – 9 January 1883) was a British Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1857 and 1874. White was the second son of William White of Tulse Hill, Surrey and his wife Susannah ''née'' Weeks. He was educated privately. He was merchant in the City of London, principally engaged in trade with China. From 1835 to 1851, he was an alderman of the City.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> In 1833 he married Mary Lind. At the 1857 general election White was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

, but he lost the seat two years later at the 1859 general election. In July 1860 he was elected at a by-election as an MP for

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1874 general election. White died at his residence in South Kensington, London, in 1883 at the age of 73.

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* 1809 births 1883 deaths UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councilmen and Aldermen of the City of London Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Plymouth {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub