Francis Shelley White (March 13, 1847August 1, 1922) was a U.S. senator from the

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Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

. Born in

Noxubee County, Mississippi Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,545. Its county seat is Macon. The name is derived from the Choctaw word ''nakshobi'' meaning "to stink". Geography According t ...

, he became a lawyer and served in the Civil War. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives and then moved to

Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...

to practice law. He was elected to fill the term left by the death of

Joseph F. Johnston Joseph Forney Johnston (March 23, 1843 – August 8, 1913) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician and businessman who was the List of governors of Alabama, 30th governor of Alabama from 1896 to 1900. He later ...

and served from May 11, 1914, to March 4, 1915. He did not run for reelection. His interment was located in Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery.

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* 1847 births 1922 deaths People from Noxubee County, Mississippi People of Mississippi in the American Civil War Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Democratic Party United States senators from Alabama {{Alabama-politician-stub