Samuel White | |
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Member of the Governors Council for the Province of Massachusetts Bay[1] | |
In office 1767–1769 | |
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
In office May 30, 1759,[2] May 25, 1764,[2] May 29, 1765[2] – May 28, 1760,[2] June 1, 1764,[2] May 28, 1766,[2] | |
Preceded by | Thomas Hubbard Timothy Ruggles Thomas Clap[2] |
Succeeded by | James Otis Sr. Thomas Clap James Otis Jr.[2] |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts[1] | |
In office 1749, 1756, 1764[1] – 1753, 1759, 1765[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 2, 1710[1] Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony[1] |
Died | March 20, 1769[1] |
Spouse(s) | Prudence Williams (m. November 1735)[1] d. June 8th, 1808 at age 98 in Norton, Massachusetts[3] |
Residence(s) | Taunton, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1] |
Alma mater | Harvard 1731[1] |
Occupation | Lawyer[1] |
Samuel White (April 2, 1710 – March 20, 1769) was a prominent lawyer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay who served several terms as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
White was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts to Samuel and Ann (Bingley) White, .[1]
In November 1735 White married Prudence Williams daughter of Samuel Williams of Taunton, Massachusetts.[1]
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Thomas Hubbard | Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives May 30, 1759–May 28, 1760 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives May 25, 1764-June 1, 1764 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives May 29, 1765-May 28, 1766 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Massachusetts State Representative for Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1749–1753 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Massachusetts State Representative for Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1756–1759 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Massachusetts State Representative for Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1764–1765 | Succeeded by |