Milo White

Milo White
White in 1912 publication
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 1st district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	Mark H. Dunnell
Succeeded by	Thomas Wilson
Personal details
Born	(1830-08-17)August 17, 1830 Fletcher, Vermont, U.S.
Died	May 18, 1913(1913-05-18) (aged 82) Chatfield, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Milo White (August 17, 1830 – May 18, 1913) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States representative from Minnesota.

Early life

White was born in Fletcher, Vermont, on August 17, 1830. He attended local schools and Bakersfield Academy. He moved to Chatfield, Minnesota, in 1855 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.

Career

White served as the chairman of Chatfield's board of supervisors when the city was organized in 1858. He served in the Minnesota Senate from 1872 to 1876, and again from 1881 to 1882. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). After leaving Congress he resumed his mercantile pursuits.

White was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth congress. He served as mayor of Chatfield for several terms, and also served as a member of the Chatfield school board.

Death

White's house in Chatfield

White died in Chatfield on May 18, 1913. He was buried at Chatfield Cemetery in Chatfield.

References

• Minnesota legislators Past and Present

• United States Congress. "Milo White (id: W000387)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Media related to Milo White at Wikimedia Commons
• Milo White at Find a Grave