Background
He was the second son of Henry and Jane (née Fletcher) White.
He was the second son of Henry and Jane (née Fletcher) White.
Jesus College.
His work The first Century of Scandalous Malignant Priests (1643) earned him the nickname "Century White". White was from a family of merchants from Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He entered the Middle Temple in 1610 and was called to the bar in 1626.
In 1632 White represented Sir Matthew Brend when a bill of complaint was filed in the Court of Requests on behalf of Cuthbert Burbage and the representatives of the other original lessees of the Globe Theatre, seeking an extension of their lease.
White died in 1645 and was buried in the Temple Church.
In November 1640, White was elected Member of Parliament for Southwark in the Long Parliament.