In 1889, White was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison as collector of internal revenue for West Virginia. He was later reappointed by President William McKinley in 1897.
In 1900, White was the Republican nominee for Governor of West Virginia and defeated Democrat John H. Holt by 19156 votes.
albert, white, albert, blakeslee, white, september, 1856, july, 1941, 11th, governor, west, virginia, from, 1901, 1905, 11th, governor, west, virginiain, office, march, 1901, march, 1905preceded, bygeorge, atkinsonsucceeded, bywilliam, dawsonpersonal, detailsb. Albert Blakeslee White September 22 1856 July 3 1941 was the 11th governor of West Virginia from 1901 to 1905 Albert B White11th Governor of West VirginiaIn office March 4 1901 March 4 1905Preceded byGeorge W AtkinsonSucceeded byWilliam M O DawsonPersonal detailsBorn 1856 09 22 September 22 1856Cleveland Ohio U S DiedJuly 3 1941 1941 07 03 aged 84 Parkersburg West Virginia U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseAgnes Ward WhiteWhite was educated in the public schools of Columbus Ohio In 1878 he graduated from Marietta College In 1879 he married Agnes Ward 1 White began his career in journalism as a managing editor in Lafayette Indiana and relocated to Parkersburg West Virginia Wood County in 1881 He continued to work as a politically powerful editor in Parkerburg until 1889 In 1889 White was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison as collector of internal revenue for West Virginia He was later reappointed by President William McKinley in 1897 In 1900 White was the Republican nominee for Governor of West Virginia and defeated Democrat John H Holt by 19156 votes In 1916 White failed to win the Republican nomination for the US Senate having been defeated by Howard Sutherland however he later was elected to the West Virginia Senate White died in Parkersburg in 1941 References Edit West Virginia s First Ladies West Virginia Division of Culture and History June 2007 External links EditBiography of Albert B White Inaugural Address of Albert B White Biographical Publishing Company 1903 Men of West Virginia Biographical publishing company Party political officesPreceded byGeorge W Atkinson Republican nominee for Governor of West Virginia1900 Succeeded byWilliam M O DawsonPolitical officesPreceded byGeorge W Atkinson Governor of West Virginia1901 1905 Succeeded byWilliam M O Dawson This article about a West Virginia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert B White amp oldid 1125231354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
