The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
DEATH OF HENRY D. WHITE
HIGHLY ESTEEMED CITIZEN
 PASSED AWAY.

Trustee of New Haven Savings Bank for
 Many Years-oIdest Member of the
 Law Firm of White Brothers-Had
 Been Attending to His Practice Up to
 Last sunday-Sketch of His Career.
 In the death of Henry Dyer White, the oldest member of the firm of White Brothers, lawyers, at 69 Church street, one of our most valued citizens has passed away. He died early yesterday morning at the residence of his daugh- ter, Miss Elizabeth T. White, S4 Wall street. Mir. White had been in i'll health for three years past though his illness did not prevent him from attending to his professional work until last Sunday. His death resulted from heart disease.
 MT. White was seventy-five years of age and was the son of the late Henry White, who was a leading lawyer in New Haven and practiced extensively in estates, acting as administrator, ex- ecutor and trustee. He established Q system of keeping title abstracts to real estate that has been continued by the four sons, and whose records of title are generally accepted by banks in New Haven as well as others concerned in real estate transfers.
 For many years MT. White occupied apartments at the White building. Dur ing his married life he resided for years in the Roger Sherman house on Chapel street, opposite the Yale Art school. MT. White was graduated from Yale univer- sity in 1851, and afterward studied law. Among those in his class were Justice George Shiras of the United States su- preme court, Judge Billings of the dis trict court of the United States in New Orleans, and Judge Temple of the su prelne court of California. MT. White was trustee of the New Haven Savings bank for forty-seven years and was it's attorney. He occu- pied a prominent place in the official directory. of the bank and was looked upon as an important factor in the management of that institution for his advice and counsel.
 So great was the reputation of the deceased as an expert as to title deeds that he was given several large com. missions, and among other instances he was entrusted with the examination 0; all the titles to property when the Will, linantic railroad was laid out, examin. 1 ing and passing on every bit of prop, I erty acquired by the road from tlhis ! city to Willimantic.
 l Aside from his duties in connection i with the business of his firm, he was ! interested in the banking business. Hi: 1 father was one of the original incorpor 1 ators of the New Haven Savings bank and he succeeded his father in the pos. session of the original stock and be, came one of the banks trustees in 1S4S At the time of his death Henry D 1 White was the oldest trustee on thu banks board. For the past.fifteen years he was the banks counsel E ! In speaking of MT. Whites connection with the bank. Treasurer Brown saie yesterday morning: His judgment ane counsel were always looked upon b, the trustees of the bank as worthy O the utmost confidence and respect. H, nwas man who commanded the respec of the community and his loss will b, felt.' #
 The board of trustees will hold { meeting shortly at which action will b, taken on the death of MT. White. General & E.Merwin said last even ing: Tn hi sdeath the community haI lost a most estimaible and useful citi gen.,
 The interests of the deceased wer, extended to the New Haven Count.
 National bank, of which he was di rector, and on which board he had serv ed since May 1, 1865. He was also til, oldest member of this board.
 The deceased came from one of the old est families in this city and one o the most honored. He was a grea grandson of Roger Sherman, signer O the Declaration of Independence, hi grandfather Dyer White, having mar ried Martha Sherman, granddaughte of Roger sherman. He was cousil of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, ant l a cousin of Judge Simeon E. BaldWi, of the Connecticut supreme court. | The old White. homestead was locat ed on Orange street at the corner 0
 Center, and is now occupied for jew elry store and by the banking firm 0
 James H. Parish & Co.
 The deceased was married to Mis
 Ava Talmadge of Philadelphia, wI
 died some twenty years ago. He Ina, I two daughters, Miss Martha Sherman White, who died in Colorado some year | ago, and Miss Elizabeth T. White, wh lives at S4 Wall street. He is survive, fby his brothers, Charles A., Roger S
 Oliver s., Dr. Thomas H., of Newbure
 N. r., and George D. of New York city
 The late Willard w. White, father 0
 Roger s. White, 2d, of this city, wa
 another brother. sesta$
 The deceased possessed fund of de lightful "reminiscences, and during hi
 life had been an intimate friend c John Hooker, the Connecticut suprem
 court reporter, and of Joseph Sheffield II GA, lh. i