Background
White, John Barber was born on December 8, 1847 in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. Son of John and Rebeckah (Barber) White.
White, John Barber was born on December 8, 1847 in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. Son of John and Rebeckah (Barber) White.
Public school and academic education, New New York
Taught school, winters, 1866-1869. In lumber manufacturing, Youngsville, Pennsylvania, and East Brady, Pennsylvania, as White & Kinnear, until 1874. A founder of Warren County News (weekly), 1874, later sole proprietor.
Member committee of seven elected by Pennsylvania Legislature, 1879, to prosecute bribery cases.
President of the board education, Youngsville, 1876-1879, 1880-1883. Removed to Missouri, 1879.
President Missouri Lumber & Mining Company, Louisiana Central Lumber Company, Forest Lumber Company (Kansas City), Louisiana Sawmill Company, White-Grandin Lumber Company, O.&North.W. Railroad Vice president Grandin Coast Lumber Company (Kansas City and Seattle). Vice president Fisher Flouring Mills Company, Seattle.
Director Vice-President Louisiana Long Leaf Lumber Company.
President and general manager Missouri Lumber & Land Exchange Company. Director North.E. National Bank (Kansas City).
President Bank of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 1886-1907.
Member Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1878, 79. Member of the United States Shipping Board, 1916-1917 (resigned). Member of the Board of Governors National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association Appointed, 1912, aide-de-camp on staff of Governor Hadley, of Missouri.
Mason.
Published 4 volumes genealogy of John White family, Wenham, Massachusetts.
Married Arabell Bowen, 1874 (deceased). Married second, Emma Siggins, December 6, 1882.