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Edward Douglass White

Chief justice of the United States from 1910 to 1921

For the U.S. politician (1795-1847), see Edward Douglass White Sr.

Edward Douglass White

White in 1905

In office
December 19, 1910 – May 19, 1921^[1]

Nominated by

William Howard Taft

Preceded by

Melville Fuller

Succeeded by

William Howard Taft

In office
March 12, 1894 – December 18, 1910^[1]

Nominated by

Grover Cleveland

Preceded by

Samuel Blatchford

Succeeded by

Willis Van Devanter

In office
March 4, 1891 – March 12, 1894

Preceded by

James Eustis

Succeeded by

Newton Blanchard

In office
January 1879 – April 1880

Nominated by

Francis T. Nicholls

Preceded by

William B. Giles Egan

Born

Edward Douglass White Jr.

(1845-11-03)November 3, 1845
Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S.

Died

May 19, 1921(1921-05-19) (aged 75)
Washington, D.C., U.S.

Resting place

Oak Hill Cemetery

Political party

Democratic

Spouse

Leita Montgomery Kent

(m. 1

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Edward Douglass White

Elite, personable, and persuasive, Edward Douglass White, a ‘‘large and bearish man from Louisiana,’’ served on the United States Supreme Court for twenty-seven years. During his tenure, first as an associate justice (1894–1910) and then as the ninth chief justice (1910–1921), White significantly influenced American public law.

Robert Highsaw’ s extensive judicial biography stresses White’s constitutional thought and philosophy. Several chapters discuss his early years in Louisiana, his training in Jesuit schools there and at Georgetown University, and his early legal career in New Orleans. The emphasis, however, remains on White’s theories and applications of the judicial and constitutional processes. Edward Douglass White “1ooked upon the American constitutional system as a model for a well-ordered society that must be preserved.”

White’s concept of a federal system in which the national and state governments each operated within a defined sphere of powers underlay many of his opinions. White considered farm issues that developed after the closing of t

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Edward D. White Sr.

American politician

For other people with the same name, see Edward White (disambiguation).

Edward D. White Sr.

In office February 4, 1835 – February 4, 1839
Preceded by	Andre B. Roman
Succeeded by	Andre B. Roman
In office March 4, 1829 – November 15, 1834
Preceded by	Edward Livingston
Succeeded by	Henry Johnson
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Henry Johnson
Succeeded by	John Slidell
Born	Edward Douglass White, Sr. March 3, 1795 Maury County, Tennessee
Died	(1847-04-18)April 18, 1847 (aged 52) New Orleans, Louisiana
Resting place	St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Thibodaux
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Catherine Sidney Lee (Ringgold)^[1]
Alma mater	University of Nashville (LL.B)

Edward Douglass White (March 3, 1795 – April 18, 1847) was a 19th century American lawyer and politician who served as the tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five terms in Congress b