Career
He represented Carleton County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1868 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1882 as a Conservative member. He was born and educated in Queens County, New Brunswick. White served as coroner for Wilmot parish.
He was elected to the legislative assembly in an 1868 by-election held after the death of James Hartley.
In 1873, he resigned and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons. He died in 1912.