Education
White was educated in the public schools of Columbus, Ohio. In 1878, he graduated from Marietta College.
White was educated in the public schools of Columbus, Ohio. In 1878, he graduated from Marietta College.
White began his career in journalism as a managing editor in Lafayette, Indiana and relocated to Parkersburg, West Virginia (Wood County) in 1881. He continued to work as a politically powerful editor in Parkerburg until 1889. In 1889, White was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison as collector of internal revenue for West Virginia.
He was later reappointed by President William McKinley in 1897.
In 1900, White was the Republican nominee for Governor of West Virginia and defeated Democrat John H. Holt by 19156 votes. White died in Parkersburg in 1941.