William Henry White (politician)

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}

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| name = William Henry White

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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1865|8|21}}

| birth_place =City View, Canada West

| death_date = {{death date and age|1930|6|11|1865|8|21}}

| death_place=Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

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| 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

| children=

| occupation =Farmer, police officer

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William Henry White (August 21, 1865 – June 11, 1930) was a farmer and a federal politician from northern Alberta, Canada.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vChcAwAAQBAJ&q=William+Henry+White+fort+saskatchewan+ab&pg=PA123|title=Who's Who in Federal Politics in Alberta|first1=Ernest G.|last1=Mardon|first2=Austin Albert|last2=Mardon|date=8 October 2016|publisher=lulu.com|isbn=9781897472194|via=Google Books}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dy9if3Yix8UC&q=%22White,%20William%20Henry%20%22%20victoria%201865|title=Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time|date=1 January 1914|publisher=International Press Limited.|via=Google Books}}