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Joseph Worthington White

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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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