James White (English politician)

English politician

James White (1809 – 9 January 1883)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1857 and 1874.[2]

White was the second son of William White of Tulse Hill, Surrey and his wife Susannah née Weeks.[2] He was educated privately.[3] He was merchant in the City of London, principally engaged in trade with China.[2] From 1835 to 1851, he was an alderman of the City.[2][3] In 1833 he married Mary Lind.[2]

At the 1857 general election White was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Plymouth, but he lost the seat two years later at the 1859 general election.[4] In July 1860 he was elected at a by-election as an MP for Brighton.[5] He held the seat until his defeat at the 1874 general election.[4]

White died at his residence in South Kensington, London, in 1883 at the age of 73.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
2. ^ a b c d e f "Obituary". The Times. 11 January 1883. p. 6.
3. ^ a b Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
4. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 65–66, 240. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)

## External links[edit]

* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James White

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Roundell Palmer
Robert Collier

|  Member of Parliament for Plymouth
1857–1859
With:  Robert Collier | Succeeded by

Viscount Valletort
Robert Collier

Preceded by

William Coningham
Sir George Brooke-Pechell, Bt

|  Member of Parliament for Brighton
1860–1874
With:  William Coningham to 1864
Henry Moor 1864–1865
Henry Fawcett from 1865  | Succeeded by

James Lloyd Ashbury
Charles Cameron Shute

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