William Henry White | |
Birth Date: | 21 August 1865 |
Birth Place: | City View, Canada West |
Death Place: | Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta |
Office: | Member of Parliament for Victoria |
Term Start: | 1909 |
Term End: | 1921 |
Predecessor: | new district |
Successor: | William Thomas Lucas |
Party: | Liberal Party of Canada |
Spouse: | Annie Davies |
Occupation: | Farmer, police officer |
William Henry White (August 21, 1865 – June 11, 1930) was a farmer and a federal politician from northern Alberta, Canada.[1]
White was born in City View, Canada West (present-day Ontario) in 1865 and was educated in local schools (in the Ottawa area). He came west as a member of the Royal North-West Mounted Police in 1881. From 1887 to 1891, he was a homestead inspector. In 1897, he married Annie Davies and had 2 sons and one daughter.[2]