William J. White (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William J. White (politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1850

Place of Birth: Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1923

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

William John White (October 7, 1850 – February 16, 1923) was a U.S.
Representative from Ohio. Born at Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada, White moved to the United States in 1857 with his parents, who settled in Cleveland, Ohio.
He attended the district schools.
He entered business as a candy maker in 1869, and later began the manufacture of chewing gum.
He served as mayor of West Cleveland in 1889. His wife, Ellen Maria Mansfield, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the daughter of Orange and Marietta Mansfield.
They had several children.
and were later divorced. White was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He was first president of the American Chicle Co.
and later president of the W.J.
White Chicle Co..
He died in Cleveland, Ohio, on February 16, 1923. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery.