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peter white , father peter white canadian herbert john mackie robert borden renfrew north pembroke , ontario 24 october 1948 opposition whip in the senate conservative senator from ontario 06 july 1879 1906 1919 gerald verner white.jpg gerald verner white
 1917 1948 gerald verner white , mining engineer
gerald verner white

gerald verner white -lrb- july 6 , 1879 -- october 24 , 1948 -rrb- was a canadian politician .
born in pembroke , ontario , the son of peter white and janet reid white , white was educated at pembroke public and high schools .
he received a bachelor of science in mining engineering degree in 1901 from mcgill university .
he entered the lumber business , eventually becoming president of the cunningham lumber company and the pembroke standard , limited .
he was first elected to the canadian house of commons for renfrew north in a 1906 by-election after the death of his father .
a conservative , he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911 .
during world war i , he was a colonel , officer reserve in the canadian expeditionary force .
in 1919 , he was made a commander of the order of the british empire .
he was summoned to the canadian senate for the senatorial division of pembroke , ontario on the advice of robert borden in 1917 .
he served until his death in 1948 .
