Jarvis White | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
In office 1897 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Whiting, Vermont | April 21, 1833
Died | August 8, 1904 South Superior, Wisconsin | (aged 71)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Loreta Hickman (
m. 1891) |
Occupation | Military officer, businessman, politician |
Jarvis White (1833–1904) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
White was born on April 21, 1833 in Whiting, Vermont. [1] During the American Civil War, White enlisted in the Union Army and eventually reached the rank of captain. During the Second Battle of Deep Bottom, he received a serious wound in his thigh. Afterwards, White became a businessman in Milford, Massachusetts before moving to Davenport, Iowa in 1874. [1]
He settled South Superior, Wisconsin in 1890, where he was a dealer of wallpaper, oils and paints. The following year, he married Loreta Hickman. White died at his home in South Superior on August 8, 1904. [1]
White was elected to the Assembly in 1896. [2] Additionally, he was an alderman and Postmaster of South Superior. He was a Republican.
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