Background
White, Hugh Lawson was born on October 30, 1773 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. Son of James and Mary (Lawson) White.
White, Hugh Lawson was born on October 30, 1773 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. Son of James and Mary (Lawson) White.
Studied law in Lancaster, Pennsylvania under James Hopkins, 1795.
12 children. Private secretary to Governor William Blount of Tennessee, 1793-1794. Participated in expedition against Cherokee Indians under General John Sevier, killed Chief Kingfisher. Judge Superior Court of Tennessee, 1801-1807.
Member Tennessee Senate, 1807-1809.
17-25; district attorney for Eastern Tennessee, 1808-1809. Judge Tennessee Supreme Court, 1809-1815.
President Tennessee State Bank, 1812-1827. Member United States Senate from Tennessee October 28, 1825-1840.
President pro tem., 1832-1833.
Received electoral votes of Georgia and Tennessee for President United States, 1836.
Member Tennessee Senate, 1807-1809. Member United States Senate from Tennessee October 28, 1825-1840.
Married Elizabeth Moore Carrick, 1798. Married second, Mistress.