Allison White (December 21, 1816 – April 5, 1886) was a Democratic member of the

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from

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Early life and education

White was born in Pine Township, near

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. He attended the public schools and was graduated from

Allegheny College he, תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת , mottoeng = "Add to your faith, virtue and to your faith, knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5)"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1) , faculty = 193 ...

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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

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Congress

White was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He served as chairman of the

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858.

Later career and death

He engaged in the lumber and coal business at

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, eventually forming a partnership with Charles and

Edward Julius Berwind Edward Julius Berwind (June 17, 1848 – August 18, 1936) was the founder of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company. He was head of the company from 1886 until 1930. Early life Berwind was born on June 17, 1848 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He w ...

that currently exists as the

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. White died in Philadelphia in 1886. He was interred in Highland Cemetery in Lock Haven.

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Allison White
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