Legislator Details

Image of Peter White
Image Description:
Portrait from "Legislative souvenir and political history of Michigan" [RepLeg] p.51

Peter White
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 25

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 10/31/1831
City: Rome, NY
County: Oneida County, NY
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 6/6/1908
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 1/1/1908
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Marital Information:
married Ellen S. Hewitt, dau. of Dr. M.L. Hewitt, 1857; children: Mrs. A.O. Jopling and Mrs. George Shiras

Number of Children: 2

Background

Religion: Episcopalian
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer, businessman, banker
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
Lewis gives birth date as 10/31/1830. Arrived in Marquette, MI, 1849. Held many local offices. 1855, went into the mercantile business & was admitted to the bar. 1862 organized the First National Bank of Marquette; had the leading insurance business there for 25 yrs. Register of the U.S. land office, 1857, moving the office from Sault Ste. Marie to Marquette

Notable Facts:
Donated Presque Isle to Marquette, to become a park. Moore says he was born in 1830 rather than 31 [vol. 1, p.468] Portrait available on p.[469]. His grandfather, Capt. Stephen White, raised the 1st American flag over Ft. Stanwix on 8/6/1877.

Sessions Served:

Twenty-Eight Legislature, 1875-1876
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Banks and Incorporations, Insurance , Mines and Minerals, State Reform School
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Marquette
County of Residence Marquette
District: 32
District Description: Counties of Chippewa, Delta, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontanogan and Schoolcraft and the islands and terr. thereunto attached, the islands of Lake Superior and in Green Bay and the River St. Marie

Date Elected: 11/3/1874
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1875
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Nineteenth Legislature, 1857-1858
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Roads and Bridges
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Marquette
County of Residence Marquette
District: Chippewa and Marquette Counties
District Description: Chippewa and Marquette Counties

Date Elected: 11/4/1856
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1857
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

Lewis 5:474-75; Manual 1857 p.39; Moore 1:468-69
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