Joshua White (February 15, 1814 – July 16, 1890) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Loudoun County, Virginia, White moved to Ogle County, Illinois and settled in what is now Stillman Valley, Illinois in 1838. He was a farmer and livestock breeder. He also opened a furniture store in

Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...

. In 1844, he open a store in White Oak Springs Wisconsin Territory. During that time, White served on the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846. He lived in Chicago, Illinois 1848–1850, but moved back to Ogle County. He served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

1857-1858 and in local government. He died in Ogle County, Illinois. His son, Frank White, served as Governor of North Dakota and in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly.'History of the Great Northwest and Its Men of Progress,' Hugh J. McGrath, Minneapolis Tribune: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Frank White, pg. 500-502

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1812 births 1890 deaths Businesspeople from Chicago People from Stillman Valley, Illinois People from Loudoun County, Virginia People from Lafayette County, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Members of the Illinois House of Representatives 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American businesspeople {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub