Milo White (August 17, 1830 – May 18, 1913) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States representative from

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Early life

White was born in

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, on August 17, 1830. He attended local schools and

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. He moved to Chatfield, Minnesota, in 1855 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.

Career

White served as the chairman of Chatfield's board of supervisors when the city was organized in 1858. He served in the

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from 1872 to 1876, and again from 1881 to 1882. He was elected as a

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to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). After leaving Congress he resumed his mercantile pursuits. White was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1898 to the

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. He served as mayor of Chatfield for several terms, and also served as a member of the Chatfield school board.

Death

White died in Chatfield on May 18, 1913. He was buried at Chatfield Cemetery in Chatfield.

References

Minnesota legislators Past and Present

External links

* * 1830 births 1913 deaths Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Republican Party Minnesota state senators People from Franklin County, Vermont People from Chatfield, Minnesota Mayors of places in Minnesota Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota School board members in Minnesota 19th-century American politicians {{Minnesota-politician-stub