Frederick Edward White

Frederick Edward White ( born January 19, 1844 in Prussia; † January 14, 1920 in Sigourney, Iowa ) was an American politician. Between 1891 and 1893 he represented the state of Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1857 Frederick White emigrated with his mother from Prussia to the United States. The family settled on a farm in Keokuk County, Iowa. At the outbreak of civil war in 1861, White volunteered for the Union army, but was initially rejected because of his age. After his 18th birthday he was taken in February 1862 in an infantry regiment from Iowa. By the end of the war in 1865, White was in the military. Then he returned to the Keokuk County, where he met with agricultural matters, especially livestock, dealt.

Politically White was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1890 he was in the sixth electoral district of Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on March 4, 1891, the succession of Republican John F. Lacey. His election victory was a result of a protest movement against a new set of which is introduced and the Republicans Customs Act, which was very unpopular in Iowa. Two years later, the situation had returned to normal and the Republicans could win back some previously lost seats in Congress. This included White's mandate, which fell back to Lacey. Thus, Frederick White was able to complete only one term in Congress 1891-1893.

After the end of his time in Congress to Frederick White competed three times unsuccessfully for the post of Governor of Iowa. Otherwise, he was again engaged in farming. He died on 14 January 1920 in Sigourney, and was also buried there.

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