Claim: Reuben White, who was a tavern owner and a Commissioner, was a member of the 8th, 9th and 11th Legislative Assembly, which is the lower house in the Parliament of of Upper Canada.
Evidence: He was a tavern owner as evidenced by the fact that he paid a tavern licence fee in 1837. In 1833 he was one of the Commissioners who received tenders for the construction of a 750-foot (230 m) long covered bridge spanning the mouth of the Trent River at Trenton, Ontario, called Port Trent at the time. In 1820, White was elected to the 8th Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada session for Hastings. He was reelected in the 9th and 11th Legislative Assemblies. The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the elected part of the legislature for the province of Upper Canada, functioning as the lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada.