DEATH CERTIFICATE
Full Name: Samuel White
Sex: male
Birth: 15 Sep 1860
Birthplace: Griffin, Georgia
Death: September 1, 1934
Location: Whipple, Yavapai, Arizona
Married: Frances White
Cause of Death: Cerebral Embolism
Occupation:
Father: John Hayward White
Born: Tennessee
Mother: Jane Rebecca Johnstone
Born: Augusta, Georgia
The Arizona Republic - September 2, 1934 - Page 3
Samuel White, Colorful Figure In Phoenix Law Circles, Dies
Samuel White, 74 years old, promnent in Phoenix law circles and widely known as an attorney for the Colorado River Commission of Arizona, died yesterday in Fort Whipple, government hospital near Prescott, after a lengthy illness.
He recently was injured when a cabinet at the veteran's hospital fell on him, complicating his illness.
Funeral services in charge of the Arizona Funeral Home, tentatively are set for 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mr. White had been a Phoenix resident since 1918, coming here from Portland, Ore.
Memorial services will be held by the Maricopa County Bar Association, of which Mr. White was a member, at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning in the court room of J. C Niles, superior court judge.
Speakers will include E. S. Clark, G. W. Shute, Dudley W. Windes, George T. Wilson, Verle Seed and Fred Wilson, all acquaintances of Mr. White for a number of years. Chet Williams, George Wilson and Charles Bernstein will compose the resolutions committee.
Mrs. White and the attorney's son, Lawrence White of California, were at the bedside when he died. Mrs. White was grief stricken.
Active in Oregon Democratic politics before coming to Arizona. Mr. White attended several national conventions as a delegate from that state. At one time he was commander of the Oregon national guard, and during the World war served as a colonel on the staff of the judge advocate general of the U.S. army.
For nine years he served as a district judge and previous to that was elected attorney for Multnomah county. He obtained his legal education at Emery college in his native state of Georgia, then went to Portland to take up the practice of law.
Coming to Arizona after the war, he soon became prominent in law circles, and for some time was an attorney for the Colorado River Commission of Arizona. He made several trips to Washington, D. C., in the interest of Colorado river matters.
A candidate four years ago for the Democratic nomination for superior court judge , he was defeated. He had been in ill health for some time, and death was not unexpected.
Full Name: Samuel White
Sex: male
Birth: 15 Sep 1860
Birthplace: Griffin, Georgia
Death: September 1, 1934
Location: Whipple, Yavapai, Arizona
Married: Frances White
Cause of Death: Cerebral Embolism
Occupation:
Father: John Hayward White
Born: Tennessee
Mother: Jane Rebecca Johnstone
Born: Augusta, Georgia
The Arizona Republic - September 2, 1934 - Page 3
Samuel White, Colorful Figure In Phoenix Law Circles, Dies
Samuel White, 74 years old, promnent in Phoenix law circles and widely known as an attorney for the Colorado River Commission of Arizona, died yesterday in Fort Whipple, government hospital near Prescott, after a lengthy illness.
He recently was injured when a cabinet at the veteran's hospital fell on him, complicating his illness.
Funeral services in charge of the Arizona Funeral Home, tentatively are set for 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mr. White had been a Phoenix resident since 1918, coming here from Portland, Ore.
Memorial services will be held by the Maricopa County Bar Association, of which Mr. White was a member, at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning in the court room of J. C Niles, superior court judge.
Speakers will include E. S. Clark, G. W. Shute, Dudley W. Windes, George T. Wilson, Verle Seed and Fred Wilson, all acquaintances of Mr. White for a number of years. Chet Williams, George Wilson and Charles Bernstein will compose the resolutions committee.
Mrs. White and the attorney's son, Lawrence White of California, were at the bedside when he died. Mrs. White was grief stricken.
Active in Oregon Democratic politics before coming to Arizona. Mr. White attended several national conventions as a delegate from that state. At one time he was commander of the Oregon national guard, and during the World war served as a colonel on the staff of the judge advocate general of the U.S. army.
For nine years he served as a district judge and previous to that was elected attorney for Multnomah county. He obtained his legal education at Emery college in his native state of Georgia, then went to Portland to take up the practice of law.
Coming to Arizona after the war, he soon became prominent in law circles, and for some time was an attorney for the Colorado River Commission of Arizona. He made several trips to Washington, D. C., in the interest of Colorado river matters.
A candidate four years ago for the Democratic nomination for superior court judge , he was defeated. He had been in ill health for some time, and death was not unexpected.
DEATH CERTIFICATE
Full Name: Samuel White
Sex: male
Birth: 15 Sep 1860
Birthplace: Griffin, Georgia
Death: September 1, 1934
Location: Whipple, Yavapai, Arizona
Married: Frances White
Cause of Death: Cerebral Embolism
Occupation:
Father: John Hayward White
Born: Tennessee
Mother: Jane Rebecca Johnstone
Born: Augusta, Georgia
The Arizona Republic - September 2, 1934 - Page 3
Samuel White, Colorful Figure In Phoenix Law Circles, Dies
Samuel White, 74 years old, promnent in Phoenix law circles and widely known as an attorney for the Colorado River Commission of Arizona, died yesterday in Fort Whipple, government hospital near Prescott, after a lengthy illness.
He recently was injured when a cabinet at the veteran's hospital fell on him, complicating his illness.
Funeral services in charge of the Arizona Funeral Home, tentatively are set for 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mr. White had been a Phoenix resident since 1918, coming here from Portland, Ore.
Memorial services will be held by the Maricopa County Bar Association, of which Mr. White was a member, at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning in the court room of J. C Niles, superior court judge.
Speakers will include E. S. Clark, G. W. Shute, Dudley W. Windes, George T. Wilson, Verle Seed and Fred Wilson, all acquaintances of Mr. White for a number of years. Chet Williams, George Wilson and Charles Bernstein will compose the resolutions committee.
Mrs. White and the attorney's son, Lawrence White of California, were at the bedside when he died. Mrs. White was grief stricken.
Active in Oregon Democratic politics before coming to Arizona. Mr. White attended several national conventions as a delegate from that state. At one time he was commander of the Oregon national guard, and during the World war served as a colonel on the staff of the judge advocate general of the U.S. army.
For nine years he served as a district judge and previous to that was elected attorney for Multnomah county. He obtained his legal education at Emery college in his native state of Georgia, then went to Portland to take up the practice of law.
Coming to Arizona after the war, he soon became prominent in law circles, and for some time was an attorney for the Colorado River Commission of Arizona. He made several trips to Washington, D. C., in the interest of Colorado river matters.
A candidate four years ago for the Democratic nomination for superior court judge , he was defeated. He had been in ill health for some time, and death was not unexpected.
Full Name: Samuel White
Sex: male
Birth: 15 Sep 1860
Birthplace: Griffin, Georgia
Death: September 1, 1934
Location: Whipple, Yavapai, Arizona
Married: Frances White
Cause of Death: Cerebral Embolism
Occupation:
Father: John Hayward White
Born: Tennessee
Mother: Jane Rebecca Johnstone
Born: Augusta, Georgia
The Arizona Republic - September 2, 1934 - Page 3
Samuel White, Colorful Figure In Phoenix Law Circles, Dies
Samuel White, 74 years old, promnent in Phoenix law circles and widely known as an attorney for the Colorado River Commission of Arizona, died yesterday in Fort Whipple, government hospital near Prescott, after a lengthy illness.
He recently was injured when a cabinet at the veteran's hospital fell on him, complicating his illness.
Funeral services in charge of the Arizona Funeral Home, tentatively are set for 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mr. White had been a Phoenix resident since 1918, coming here from Portland, Ore.
Memorial services will be held by the Maricopa County Bar Association, of which Mr. White was a member, at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning in the court room of J. C Niles, superior court judge.
Speakers will include E. S. Clark, G. W. Shute, Dudley W. Windes, George T. Wilson, Verle Seed and Fred Wilson, all acquaintances of Mr. White for a number of years. Chet Williams, George Wilson and Charles Bernstein will compose the resolutions committee.
Mrs. White and the attorney's son, Lawrence White of California, were at the bedside when he died. Mrs. White was grief stricken.
Active in Oregon Democratic politics before coming to Arizona. Mr. White attended several national conventions as a delegate from that state. At one time he was commander of the Oregon national guard, and during the World war served as a colonel on the staff of the judge advocate general of the U.S. army.
For nine years he served as a district judge and previous to that was elected attorney for Multnomah county. He obtained his legal education at Emery college in his native state of Georgia, then went to Portland to take up the practice of law.
Coming to Arizona after the war, he soon became prominent in law circles, and for some time was an attorney for the Colorado River Commission of Arizona. He made several trips to Washington, D. C., in the interest of Colorado river matters.
A candidate four years ago for the Democratic nomination for superior court judge , he was defeated. He had been in ill health for some time, and death was not unexpected.
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SEPTEMBER 1, 1934
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