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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hugh Lawson White canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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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
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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
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justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court ⓘ |
| honoredIn | White County, Tennessee (namesake) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | states’ rights ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic-Republican Party
NERFINISHED
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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
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opposition to some policies of Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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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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