His father worked as a mail carrier, warehouse worker, and an educator at New London Academy.
[1] White was educated at West Nottingham Academy and the Friends' select school.
[1] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County in 1896.
[1][2] In July 1892, White purchased his father's 80 acres (32 ha) farm in Cecil County.
[1][4][5] White accidentally shot himself with a shotgun while hunting near his home in Calvert on September 15, 1923.