Albert Scott White was a lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He represented King's County

Kings County, New Brunswick

Kings County is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada.Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.Dairy farming is an important industry in the area...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1886 to 1903 as a Liberal-Conservative.

He was born in Sussex, New Brunswick

Sussex, New Brunswick

Sussex is a Canadian town in Kings County, New Brunswick.Sussex straddles the Kennebecasis River, 70 km northeast of Saint John, and is a major dairy products producer in the province...

, the son of J.E. White, formerly a merchant at Saint John

Saint John, New Brunswick

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. He was educated at Mount Allison College

Mount Allison University

Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...

 and Harvard University

Harvard University

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, receiving a LL.B.

Bachelor of Laws

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 from the latter. He married Ida Vaughan.

White served as speaker for the provincial assembly from 1890 to 1892. In 1892, he was named Solicitor General

Office of the Attorney General (New Brunswick)

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. White served on the board of governors for Mount Allison University.