Joseph Worthington White
Born: October 2, 1822
Birthplace: Cambridge, Ohio
Father: Joseph White
Wife: Nancy B. Sarchet 1827 – 1893
(Buried: Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio)
Children:
Mary F. White Scott 1847 – 1940
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Mercantile Businessman in Cambridge, Ohio
1840 – 1863: Attorney in Cambridge, Ohio
1845 – 1847: Guernsey County, Ohio Prosecuting Attorney
Mayor of Cambridge, Ohio
1860: Ohio Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1840 – 1863: Attorney in Cambridge, Ohio
1863 – 1865: United States Congressman from Ohio
1863 - 1865: Member of House Treasury Department Expenditures Committee
1863 - 1865: Member of House Mileage Committee
1864: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1865: Voted against the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1892: Attorney in Cambridge, Ohio
Died: August 6, 1892
Place of Death: Cambridge, Ohio
Age at time of Death: 69 years old
Burial Place: Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio
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