Edward Douglass White
Personal
Birthday:
11/3/1845
Birthplace:
Lafourche Parish, LA
Date of Death:
5/19/1921
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Confederate Army lieutenant, 1861-1863
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1868-1879
State senator, Louisiana, 1874-1879
Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1879-1880
Private practice and sugar planter, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1880-1891
U.S. senator from Louisiana, 1891-1893
Education
Name of School:
Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1868 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
President Nominating:
Grover Cleveland
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
02/19/1894
Termination Date:
12/19/1910
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
Court Name - Second:
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission Date - Second:
12/12/1910
Termination Date - Second:
5/19/1921
Termination Reason - Second:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Fifth Circuit, April 2, 1894-January 8, 1911, June 12, 1916-October 29, 1916
Third Circuit, May 29, 1906-December 23, 1906
Fourth Circuit, January 9, 1911-May 19, 1921