Edward Douglass White

Biography of Edward Douglass White

Family Name (Surname): White
First Name: Edward
Middle Name: Douglass
Date of Birth: November , 3 , 1845
Place of Birth (POB): Lafourche Parish , Louisiana (US-LA, LA, 22, La.)
Date of Death: May , 19 , 1921
Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
Appointment under the Presidency of: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/19/1894
Seat vacated by: Blatchford , Samuel
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/19/1894
Commission Date: 02/19/1894
Date of Termination: 12/19/1910
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/12/1910
Seat vacated by: Fuller , Melville Weston
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/12/1910
Commission Date: 12/12/1910
Date of Termination: 05/19/1921
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Confederate Army lieutenant, 1861-1863
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1868-1879
State senator, Louisiana, 1874-1879
Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1879-1880
Private practice and sugar planter, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1880-1891
U.S. senator from Louisiana, 1891-1893

Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Fifth Circuit, April 2, 1894-January 8, 1911, June 12, 1916-October 29, 1916
Third Circuit, May 29, 1906-December 23, 1906
Fourth Circuit, January 9, 1911-May 19, 1921