Allison White
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Allison White was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
White was born in Pine Township
, near Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
. He attended the public schools and was graduated from Allegheny College
in Meadville, Pennsylvania
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
.
White was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth
Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858
. He engaged in the lumber and coal business at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, eventually forming a partnership with Charles and Edward Julius Berwind
that currently exists as the Berwind Corporation
. White died in Philadelphia in 1886. He was interred in Highland Cemetery in Lock Haven.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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White was born in Pine Township
Pine Township, Pennsylvania
Pine Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Pine Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania*Pine Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania*Pine Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania...
, near Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Jersey Shore is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is on the West Branch Susquehanna River, west by south of Williamsport. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the past, Jersey Shore held farms, railroad shops, cigar factories, a...
. He attended the public schools and was graduated from Allegheny College
Allegheny College
Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the town of Meadville. Founded in 1815, the college has about 2,100 undergraduate students.-Early history:...
in Meadville, Pennsylvania
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State and is within 40 miles of Erie, Pennsylvania. It was the first permanent settlement in northwest Pennsylvania...
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
The city of Lock Haven is the county seat of Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek, it is the principal city of the Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, micropolitan statistical area, itself part of the...
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White was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858
United States House election, 1858
Following the U.S. House election of 1858, the Republicans gained control of the House for the first time, benefiting from the continued breakdown in the anti-immigration and anti-Catholic American Party of the Know Nothing Movement, and from strife within the Democratic Party.The Republicans were...
. He engaged in the lumber and coal business at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, eventually forming a partnership with Charles and Edward Julius Berwind
Edward Julius Berwind
Edward Julius Berwind was the founder of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company. He was head of the company from 1886 until 1930.-Biography:...
that currently exists as the Berwind Corporation
Berwind Corporation
Berwind Corporation is a large privately held American corporation historically involved in the coal industry....
. White died in Philadelphia in 1886. He was interred in Highland Cemetery in Lock Haven.