OVERVIEW:

BORN:
October 30, 1773
Iredell County, North Carolina

DIED:
April 10, 1840 (age 66)
Knoxville, Tennessee

EDUCATION:
Studied Law in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Democratic (1825–1836)
Whig (1836–1840)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1785:
Moved to part of North Carolina that is now Knox County, Tennessee
1793:
Participated in an expedition against the Cherokees 
1796:
Admitted to the bar,
Began Practicing Law in Knoxville, Tenn.
1801-1807:
Judge, Tennessee State Superior Court
1807-1809:
Member of the Tennessee State Senate 
1808:
Appointed U.S. District Attorney
1809-1815:
Judget, Tennessee Supreme Court 
1817-1825
Member of the Tennessee State Senate 
1825-1840:
U.S. Senator from Tennessee,
Elected as Jacksonian in 1825,
Reelected in 1829 and 1835 as an Anti-Jacksonian and later a Whig
1832-1833:
President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate
1836:
Unsuccessful Whig Candidate for President 
1840:
Resigned from the U.S. Senate 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Tennessee Encyclopedia
NCpedia
Wikipedia
A Memoir of Hugh Lawson White