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An ardent strict constructionist and lifelong states' rights advocate, White was one of President Jackson's most trusted allies in Congress in the late 1820s and early 1830s.
8 de oct. de 2017 · Hugh Lawson White was a U.S. senator and a Whig presidential candidate in 1836. He opposed Andrew Jackson's policies and helped to establish the Whig Party in the South.
Hugh Lawson White (August 19, 1881 – September 20, 1965) was an American politician from Mississippi and a member of the Democratic Party. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Mississippi (1936–1940, 1952–1956).
In ancestry, Hugh Lawson White stemmed largely from a Scotch and Irish background. His great-grandfather, a Moses White, had come to America from North Ireland about 1726, some years after his marriage to Mary Campbell, of the family of that surname which was to become famous in the history of Virginia and Ten-
Hugh Lawson White was a U.S. Senator and a Whig party candidate for president in 1836. He opposed Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren on the Independent Treasury System and the Indian removal policy.
28 de jul. de 2006 · A memoir of Hugh Lawson White judge of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, member of the Senate of the United States, etc., etc by Scott, Nancy N; Making of America Project
Hugh Lawson White was perhaps the wealthiest man to hold the office of governor in the state’s history, certainly in modern times. An industrialist and lumberman, White was also among the oldest men elected governor. When he was elected to a second term in 1951, White was seventy-one years old and weighed 270 pounds. He […]
