William P. White (died November 28, 1938) was an American politician who served as mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
[4] On May 18, 1910, White, his private secretary Matthew Degrey Ripon, Chief Engineer (head of the Fire Department) James A. Hamilton, former aldermen Matthew Burns and Xavier Legendre and six businessmen were indicted for bribery, conspiracy to bribe, and larceny.
[5] White was alleged to have conspired to bribe the aldermen in December 1909 to remove Hamilton from office.
[7] White continued to serve as Mayor while in jail until his resignation was accepted by the board of aldermen on July 25.
[14] In April 1933, White refused to authorize the sale of beer in Lawrence until the city was on better financial grounds and able to borrow money.