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Samuel A. White (August 10, 1823 – March 4, 1878) was an American politician. Born in Franklin, New York, White graduated from
Hamilton College Hamilton College is a private liberal arts college in Clinton, Oneida County, New York. It was founded as Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793 and was chartered as Hamilton College in 1812 in honor of inaugural trustee Alexander Hamilton, following ...
. In 1845, he moved to
Port Washington, Wisconsin Port Washington is the county seat of Ozaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on Lake Michigan's western shore east of Interstate 43, the community is a suburb in the Milwaukee metropolitan area 27 miles north of the City of Mil ...
, where he was appointed postmaster in 1853. In 1857, White served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
as a
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. In 1861, he was appointed county judge for
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Ozaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,503. Its county seat is Port Washington, making it one of three Wisconsin counties on Lake Michigan not to have a county seat with the same ...
. In 1864 White was appointed Wisconsin assistant bank comptroller and moved to
Whitewater, Wisconsin Whitewater is a city located in Walworth and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located near the southern portion of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Whitewater is the home of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. As of the ...
. In 1871–1872, White again served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He died in Whitewater, Wisconsin.'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin,' vol 1, Wisconsin State Bar Association; 1905, Biographical Sketch of Samuel A. White, pg. 253


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1823 births 1878 deaths People from Delaware County, New York People from Port Washington, Wisconsin People from Whitewater, Wisconsin Hamilton College (New York) alumni Wisconsin state court judges Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American judges 19th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub