Benjamin White (Maine politician)

Benjamin White ( born May 13, 1790 in Goshen, Kennebec County, Massachusetts, † June 7, 1860 in Montville, Maine ) was an American politician. Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the state of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Benjamin White was born in 1790 in Goshen, now part of Vienna. At the time of his birth, the place was still a part of Massachusetts; In 1820 he fell to Maine. White attended the public schools of his home. In 1802 he moved to Winthrop. Until 1808, he worked on a farm. Then he attended for several years, the Farmington Academy; after that he worked himself as a teacher. During the British - American War of 1812, White helped with the recruitment of troops in Augusta. He later served as a soldier in Castine and Eastport. After the war he worked until 1821 as a teacher in Montville. Then he went into the Sägemühlegeschäft, and he was engaged in farming.

Politically White was a member of the Democratic Party. In the years 1829, 1841 and 1842, he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Maine. In addition he was temporarily at the council of Montville. In 1842 he was in the fifth electoral district of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Nathaniel Littlefield on March 4, 1843. Until March 3, 1845, he graduated only one term in Congress. In this period was fiercely debated over the annexation of the Republic of Texas.

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives, Benjamin White moved back out of politics. He took his previous activities on again and died on 7 June 1860 in Montville.