During the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Fifty-seventh Regiment, Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers.

After the end of the war, White entered a commercial college in Worcester, Massachusetts.

He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1867, where he engaged in the lumber business and also became interested in banking.

He then resumed his former business pursuits in Chicago, Illinois, and served as president of the White Lumber Co. White died in Chicago, Illinois, on May 17, 1935; he was interred in the mausoleum in Rosehill Cemetery.

[2] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress