Joseph Worthington White (October 2, 1822 – August 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1863 to 1865.

Biography

Born in

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, White attended the common schools and Cambridge Academy. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He studied law. He was

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in 1844, and commenced practice in Cambridge. He served as prosecuting attorney of Guernsey County 1845-1847. He served as mayor of Cambridge. He served as delegate to the

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Congress

White was elected as a

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to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865). He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law. He died in

, August 6, 1892. He was interred in the South Cemetery.

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Joseph Worthington 1822 births 1892 deaths People from Cambridge, Ohio County district attorneys in Ohio Mayors of places in Ohio 19th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio