GEORGE HENRY WHITE

(George H. White)


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George Henry White
George Henry White
  • Born: December 18, 1852
  • Died: December 28, 1918
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician, Attorney

George Henry White was an American attorney and politician, elected as a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district between 1897 and 1901. He later became a banker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Whitesboro, New Jersey, an African-American community he co-founded. White is the last African-American Congressman during the beginning of the Jim Crow era and the only African American to serve in Congress during his tenure.