[1] He was elected prosecutor for Clark County, Ohio in 1847 and reelected three times, serving from 1847 to 1856.

[1] When Justice Hocking H. Hunter resigned February 9, 1864 from the Supreme Court of Ohio, White was appointed to the seat the next day.

[2] White was nominated by President Chester A. Arthur on February 9, 1883, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Philip Bergen Swing.

[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 19, 1883, and received his commission the same day.

[3] White was married to Rachel Stout of Springfield on October 21, 1847, and had one son and two daughters.