Background
He was born at Edinglassie near Muswellbrook to pastoralist Francis White and Mary Hannah Cobb.
He was born at Edinglassie near Muswellbrook to pastoralist Francis White and Mary Hannah Cobb.
He received a private education and farmed the family property. He served as president of Muswellbrook Shire. In 1908 he was a Liberal nominee to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he remained until his death at Edinglassie in 1927.