Heman A. White | |
Office1: | Member of the Vermont Senate from Orange County |
Term Start1: | 1870 |
Term End1: | 1872 |
Alongside1: | Harry H. Niles |
Predecessor1: | Roswell Farnham James Hutchinson Jr. |
Successor1: | William R. Shedd Lyman G. Hinckley |
Office2: | Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Washington |
Term Start2: | 1876 |
Term End2: | 1878 |
Predecessor2: | John A. Stanley |
Successor2: | Warren Huntington |
Term Start3: | 1863 |
Term End3: | 1866 |
Predecessor3: | Hiram Fellows |
Successor3: | Lyman P. Barron |
Term Start4: | 1857 |
Term End4: | 1859 |
Predecessor4: | Bether W. Bartholomew |
Successor4: | Denison S. Bowles |
Office5: | State's Attorney of Orange County, Vermont |
Term Start5: | 1866 |
Term End5: | 1868 |
Predecessor5: | Samuel M. Gleason |
Successor5: | Samuel M. Gleason |
Office6: | Judge of Probate for Vermont's Randolph District |
Term Start6: | 1856 |
Term End6: | 1858 |
Predecessor6: | John B. Hutchinson |
Successor6: | William F. Dickinson |
Office7: | Town Clerk of Washington, Vermont |
Term Start7: | 1848 |
Term End7: | 1898 |
Predecessor7: | John Colby |
Successor7: | Miraette A. C. White |
Birth Date: | September 21, 1817 |
Birth Place: | Washington, Vermont |
Death Place: | Washington, Vermont |
Resting Place: | Maple Hill Cemetery, Washington, Vermont |
Spouse: | Mary C. Spencer (1851-1855, her death) Miraette Ann Calef (m. 1861-1898, his death) |
Children: | 1 |
Education: | Newbury Academy, Newbury, Vermont |
Party: | Whig (before 1854) Republican (from 1854) |
Profession: | Attorney |
Heman A. White (September 21, 1817 – January 1, 1898) was an American attorney and political figure from Vermont. A lifelong resident of Washington, Vermont, White was most notable for his long service as town clerk (1848-1898), probate judge of Orange County's Randolph district (1856-1858), state's attorney of Orange County (1866-1868), member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Washington (1857-1859, 1863-1866, 1876-1878), and member of the Vermont Senate from Orange County (1870-1872).
Heman Allen White was born in Washington, Vermont on September 21, 1817, the youngest son of Thaddeus White (1759-1851) and Rebecca (Gleason) White (1774-1853).[1] Thaddeus White, who was originally from Spencer, Massachusetts was a veteran of the American Revolution and one of the first settlers of Washington.[1] He posted the public notice for the first town freemen's meeting in 1793 and at the meeting was chosen as one of the three highway surveyors.[1] In 1794, Thaddeus White was chosen as the town's first member of the Vermont House of Representatives.[1]
Heman White attended the schools of Washington and the academy in Newbury.[1] He then studied law with attorney John Colby of Washington.[1] White was admitted to the bar in 1843 and established a practice in Washington.[1]
In addition to practicing law, White was involved in local politics and government.[1] Originally a Whig,[2] and a Republican from the time the party was founded in the mid 1850s, White served as Washington's town clerk from 1848 to 1898.[1] After serving as register of probate for the Randolph district of Orange County from 1854 to 1856, White was elected to a two-year term as probate judge.[1]
White went on to serve as state's attorney of Orange County from 1866 to 1868.[1] He represented Washington in the Vermont House of Representatives on several occasions, including 1857 to 1859, 1863 to 1866, and 1876 to 1878.[1] He also served one term (1870 to 1872) as a member of the Vermont Senate from Orange County.[1]
White died in Washington on January 1, 1898.[3] He was buried in the Calef family lot at Maple Hill Cemetery in Washington.[4]
In 1851, White married Mary C. Spencer (1831-1855).[1] They were the parents of a daughter, Dora (1855-1883), who was the wife of Rolla G. Spafford.[1] In 1861, White married Miraette Ann Calef (1830-1900).[1] After his death, she was appointed to succeed him as town clerk.[5]