Thomas White

Thomas White
 			
9th Speaker of the House 			
Term: March 4, 1801 - March 4, 1807 			
Preceded By: Albert Gallatin 			
Succeeded By: John Berkman 			
Representative from Maryland 			
Term: March 4, 1801 - Present 			
Preceded By: George Dent 			
Succeeded By: N/A 			
4th Attorney General 			
Term: July 30, 1800 - March 4, 1801 			
President: John Adams 			
Preceded By: Aaron Burr 			
Succeeded By: Caesar Augustus Rodney			
Personal Details 			
Born: March 9, 1757 			
Death: N/A 			
State: Maryland 			
Spouse: Martha White 			
Children: Thomas Jr. 			
Family: White Family 			
Thomas White is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives. Thomas also served as an Attorney General and was a lawyer before that.
== Political Career ==
=== Attorney General ===
As Attorney General Thomas White would represent both General George Benckendorf and General Theophile Lybaert in the cases Benckendorf v. New Jersey and New Jersey v. Lybaert, both successful cases for the federal government.
=== House of Representatives ===
White was already seen as a successful man going into the 7th United States Congress, and despite being newly elected, he was nominated Speaker of the House as a compromise candidate to unite all sides of the isle. White's House was seen as very productive, especially during such a contentious time. 
== Personal Life ==
Thomas White was born on March 9, 1757. It's unknown what university White attended, but he was a successful lawyer in early America. White would marry his wife Martha in 1785, White would have one child, Thomas White Jr. on February 2, 1800.
* Thomas White Jr. (Born: February 2, 1800)