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White, John Baker was born on August 24, 1868 in Romney, West Virginia, United States. Son of Captain Christian Science (of Confederate States Army) and Bessie J. (Schultze) White.
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John Baker White, American lawyer, soldier. Decorated British Distinguished Order; made honorary member Middle Temple and Gray’s Inn and given privileges of Lincoln’s Inn and Inner Temple and Athenaeum Club, all of London. Member American Bar Association, Maryland. History Society, American Auto Association, National Travel; Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle, 32°, Shriner).; Club: Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia).
Education
G.g.s. Judge Robert White, major Revolutionary Army. Education high school, Romney, West Virginia
Career
Chief clerk to secretary of State of West. Virginia, 1890-1893. Secretary to former Governor William A. MacCorkle, 1893-1897. Admitted to West. Virginia bar, 1897, and practiced at Charleston.
Member Board of Affairs (governing board of Charleston), 1907-1911.
Member West. Virginia Board of Control since June 1932, now treasurer of board. Superintendent of Law and Order League of Kanawha Company, West. Virginia, 1921-1922.
Enlisted as private and advanced to major, West. Virginia National Guard, 1887-1898. Member governor’s staff, rank of colonel.
Captain Company B, 1st West. Virginia Regiment, Spanish-American War, 1898-1899.
Commissioned major J.A.G.’s Department, United States of America, December 6, 1917. Lieutenant colonel, April 1919. Served as j.a.g. with American troops, Great Britain and Ireland, December 1917-June 1919.
Sent to General Headquarters and then to 3d Division on the Rhine.
Honorary discharged, September 11, 1919. Now colonel J.A.G.O.R.C., United States of America.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Bar Association, Maryland. History Society, American Auto Association, National Travel. Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle, 32°, Shriner).
Club: Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia).
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American
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Decorated British Distinguished Order. Made honorary member Middle Temple and Gray’s Inn and given privileges of Lincoln’s Inn and Inner Temple and Athenaeum Club, all of London.Decorated British Distinguished Order. Made honorary member Middle Temple and Gray’s Inn and given privileges of Lincoln’s Inn and Inner Temple and Athenaeum Club, all of London.