Preceded by William W. Chalmers Allegiance United States Education Marietta College Resigned March 3, 1933 Alma mater Marietta College Role U.S. representative Battles and wars World War I | Political party Republican Name Wilbur White Succeeded by Warren J. Duffey Resting place Hillsboro Cemetery Party Republican Party | |
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Born February 22, 1890
Hillsboro, Ohio ( 1890-02-22 ) Died December 31, 1973, Chillicothe, Ohio, United States | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Wilbur McKee White (February 22, 1890 – December 31, 1973) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Biography
Born near Hillsboro, Ohio, White was educated in the rural schools and the Hillsboro High School. Marietta College, (Ohio) College, M.A., 1914. He engaged in teaching at Marietta, Ohio, in 1914 and 1915. Correspondent for a Dayton, Ohio, newspaper in 1916. He served in the United States Army on the Mexican border as a private and first sergeant in Company H, Third Ohio Infantry, in 1916. During the First World War served from August 15, 1917, as a first lieutenant and later as a captain in the Three Hundred and Thirty-second Regiment, United States Infantry, in Italy and France. Associated with the Toledo Times in 1919 and served as managing editor 1925-1930 and associate editor in 1930 and 1931.
White was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-second Congress (March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 and for election in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress. He was employed in a glass manufacturing concern in 1933. He served as secretary and as executive director of the Safety Glass Association 1934-1958. He engaged in independent highway safety work 1958-1961. He died in Chillicothe, Ohio, December 31, 1973. He was interred in Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ohio.