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Samuel White (April 2, 1710 – March 20, 1769) was a prominent lawyer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay who served several terms as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Samuel White | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Governors Council for the Province of Massachusetts Bay[1] | |
| In office 1767–1769 | |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office May 30, 1759,[2] May 25, 1764,[2] May 29, 1765[2] – May 28, 1760,[2] June 1, 1764,[2] May 28, 1766,[2] | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hubbard Timothy Ruggles Thomas Clap[2] |
| Succeeded by | James Otis Sr. Thomas Clap James Otis Jr.[2] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1749, 1756, 1764[1] – 1753, 1759, 1765[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1710[1] Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony[1] |
| Died | March 20, 1769[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Prudence Williams (m. November 1735)[1] d. June 8th, 1808 at age 98 in Norton, Massachusetts[3] |
| Residence(s) | Taunton, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard 1731[1] |
| Occupation | Lawyer[1] |
White was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts to Samuel and Ann (Bingley) White, .[1]
Marriage
In November 1735 White married Prudence Williams daughter of Samuel Williams of Taunton, Massachusetts.[1]
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