George Montgomery White
George Montgomery White | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North Carolina House of Commons from Bladen County | |
| In office November 20, 1854[1] – February 3, 1857[2] | |
| Preceded by | John G. McDugald |
| Succeeded by | John Wesley Purdie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 25, 1828 Bladen County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 1860 (aged 32) Bladen County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Victoria Harrison Lewis
(m. 1858) |
| Education | University of North Carolina (AB) |
| Occupation |
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| Burial place | Hendon Cemetery 34°36′11″N 78°38′33″W / 34.60310°N 78.64250°W |
George Montgomery White (March 25, 1828 – June 26, 1860) was an American politician in North Carolina that was a two-term member of the North Carolina House of Commons from Bladen County.
Biography
George Montgomery White was born on March 25, 1828,[3] and was the son of Griffith John White and Mary Jane Hendon. He is listed as a freshman at the University of North Carolina in the 1849–1850 academic year[4] and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1853.[5] White was reported to have obtained a North Carolina Superior Court license in 1855.[6] He was considered to be a lawyer of prominence and was a leader of the bar in the Cape Fear region.[7] He was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons from Bladen County from 1854[8] to 1857.[2]
He died on June 26, 1860, aged 32 years, 3 months, and 1 day.[3]
Personal life
White married Victoria Harrison Lewis in 1858.[9]
His brother William Hendon White was later elected as the democratic sheriff of Bladen County after the American Civil War, but was removed by reconstruction officials. William "became conspicuous during war times and in the violent scenes which characterized the reconstruction period."[7]
References
- ^ "North Carolina State House of Commons 1854-1855". Carolana.
- ^ a b "North Carolina State House of Commons 1856-1857". Carolana.
- ^ a b "George Montgomery White's death notice". The Wilmington Journal. Wilmington, North Carolina. July 19, 1860.
- ^ Catalogue of the Trustees, Faculty, and Students, of the University of North Carolina 1849-1850. Raleigh, North Carolina: Seaton Gales - Register Office. 1850.
- ^ "Hugh A. Clark Family Records". East Carolina University. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ "Supreme Court". The Daily Herald. Vol. 1, no. 256. Wilmington, North Carolina. January 3, 1855. p. 2.
- ^ a b History of North Carolina. Vol. V. Chicago and New York: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1919. p. 209 – via Google Books.
- ^ Connor, R. D. W. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the use of Members of the General Assembly session 1913 (PDF). Raleigh, North Carolina: E. M. Uzzell & Co., State Printers. p. 508.
- ^ "Marriage Announcement for George Montgomery White and Victoria Harrison Lewis". Fayetteville Observer. Fayetteville, North Carolina. January 3, 1859.