OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Edward Douglass White Jr.

BORN:
November 3, 1845
Thibodaux, Louisiana

DIED:
May 19, 1921 (age 75)
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Mount St. Mary’s University (BA)
Georgetown University
Tulane University (LLB)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1861-1863:
Confederate Army Lieutenant
1868:
Admitted to the Bar
1868-1879:
Practiced Law in New Orleans, Louisiana 
1874:
Louisiana State Senator
1879-1880:
Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court
1880-1891:
Attorney and Sugar Planter in New Orleans, Louisiana 
1891-1894:
U.S. Senator (D-LA)
1894-1910:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
1910-1921:
Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Biographical Directory of Congress
Architect of the Capitol 
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
Wikipedia

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