Given the question: Facts: - profession: railroad , agriculture , mining - death place: spokane , washington - preceded: abe goff burton french - resting place: white family cemetery - party: democratic - death date: 31 march 1956 - district: 1st 1st - term end: january 3 , 1951 january 3 , 1947 - succeeded: john travers wood abe goff - term start: january 3 , 1949 march 4 , 1933 - state: idaho idaho - name: compton i. white , sr. . - birth date: july 31 , 1877 - birth place: baton rouge , louisiana - religion: catholic - alma mater: gonzaga college , 1897 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of compton i. white .
The answer is:
compton ignatius white , sr. -lrb- july 31 , 1877 -- march 31 , 1956 -rrb- was a congressman from northern idaho .a democrat , he represented the first district and served a total of eight terms and chaired a committee .