| John White | |
| Constituency Am1: | Musgrave |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 4 April 1903 |
| Term End1: | 27 August 1904 |
| Predecessor1: | William O'Connell |
| Successor1: | Charles Nielson |
| Term Start2: | 18 May 1907 |
| Term End2: | 22 May 1915 |
| Predecessor2: | Charles Nielson |
| Successor2: | Thomas Armfield |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1853 |
| Birth Place: | Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Bundaberg Cemetery |
| Birthname: | John White |
| Nationality: | Scottish Australian |
| Party: | Ministerialist |
| Otherparty: | Opposition |
| Spouse: | Maggie Frame (m.1877 d.1901) |
| Occupation: | Company director |
John White (9 November 1853 – 13 June 1922) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
White was born at Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of Alexander and his wife Ellen (née Anderson). He was a company director and involved in several businesses.[1]
On 10 April 1877 he married Maggie Frame[1] (died 1901)[2] with the marriage producing one son and three daughters. White died in Bundaberg in of June 1922[1] and was buried in the Bundaberg Cemetery.[3]
White, representing the Ministerialists, won the 1903 by-election for the seat of Musgrave in the Queensland Assembly, replacing William O'Connell who had died in March of that year.[4] He only held the seat until the next year at the 1904 state election when he was defeated by Labour's Charles Nielson.[5]
In 1907, White had his revenge over Nielson and won back the seat.[6] He remained the member for Musgrave until 1915 when he was once again beaten, this time by Thomas Armfield of the Labor Party.[7] He stood again in at the 1918 state election but was once again defeated.[7] During his time in parliament he was Secretary for Agriculture and Stock in 1912–1915.[1]