Hugh Lawson White

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Hugh Lawson White was an American politician and jurist from Tennessee who served as a U.S. senator and was a prominent Whig presidential candidate in the 1830s.

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instanceOf American politician
United States senator
human
jurist
birthDate 1773-10-30
birthPlace Iredell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
burialPlace Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
candidateIn United States presidential election, 1836 NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1840-04-10
deathPlace Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
educatedAt College of New Jersey NERFINISHED
what is now Princeton University NERFINISHED
endTime 1840 (service in U.S. Senate ended)
ethnicGroup American of English descent
familyName White NERFINISHED
father James White NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Hugh
heldPosition judge of the Tennessee state courts
justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
honoredIn White County, Tennessee (namesake) NERFINISHED
ideology states’ rights
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED
Jacksonian NERFINISHED
Whig Party NERFINISHED
militaryService served in local militia during early life
name Hugh Lawson White NERFINISHED
nominatedBy Whig Party NERFINISHED
notableFor being a leading Southern Whig presidential candidate in the 1830s
opposition to some policies of Andrew Jackson
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
positionHeld United States senator from Tennessee
profession law
representedElectoralRegion Southern Whig faction in 1836 presidential election
representedInSenate Tennessee NERFINISHED
residence Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
spouse Elizabeth Carrick NERFINISHED
startTime 1825 (service in U.S. Senate began)
workLocation Tennessee NERFINISHED

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