Hugh Lawson White (October 30, 1773 – April 10, 1840) was a prominent American politician during the first third of the 19th century. After filling in several posts particularly in Tennessee's judiciary and state legislature since 1801, thereunder as a Tennessee Supreme Court justice, he was chosen to succeed former presidential candidate Andrew Jackson in the United States Senate in 1825 and became a member of the new Democratic Party, supporting Jackson's policies and his future presidential administration. However, he left the Democrats in 1836 and was a Whig candidate in that year's presidential election.
You can find people similar to Hugh Lawson White by visiting our lists Politicians from Knoxville, Tennessee and Whig Party (United States) presidential nominees.
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Date of birth | 30 October 1773
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Place of birth | Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
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Date of death | 10 April 1840
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Age | 66 (age at death)
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Place of death | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
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Resting place | First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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