Alexander White (Virginia)
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Alexander White was an American
planter, lawyer, and politician from Frederick County, Virginia
. He was a delegate to the Virginia Convention
in 1788 that ratified the U.S. Constitution
and represented Virginia
in the U.S. House
from 1789 to 1793. Notable party to the Compromise of 1790
, arranged by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, in which in exchange for the vote of southern representatives in favor of federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debt, northern representatives agreed to move the Capitol to the banks of the Potomac (Washington, D.C.).
White was one of the three commissioners appointed by President Washington
to oversee the initial construction of Washington, D.C.
. He served on this board from 1795 until it as dissolved in 1802.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
planter, lawyer, and politician from Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...
. He was a delegate to the Virginia Convention
Virginia Ratifying Convention
The Virginia Ratifying Convention was a convention of 168 delegates from Virginia who met in 1788 to ratify or reject the United States Constitution, which had been drafted at the Philadelphia Convention the previous year.The Convention met and deliberated from June 2 through June 27 in Richmond...
in 1788 that ratified the U.S. Constitution
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
and represented Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
in the U.S. House
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1789 to 1793. Notable party to the Compromise of 1790
Compromise of 1790
The Compromise of 1790 was the first of three great political compromises made in the United States by the Northern and Southern states, occurring every thirty years, in an attempt to keep the Union together and prevent civil war...
, arranged by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, in which in exchange for the vote of southern representatives in favor of federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debt, northern representatives agreed to move the Capitol to the banks of the Potomac (Washington, D.C.).
White was one of the three commissioners appointed by President Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
to oversee the initial construction of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. He served on this board from 1795 until it as dissolved in 1802.