Horace White
| Horace White | |
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| 37th Governor of New York | |
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In office October 6, 1910 – December 31, 1910 |
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| Lieutenant | George H. Cobb (acting) |
| Preceded by | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Succeeded by | John Alden Dix |
| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
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In office 1909–1910 |
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| Governor | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Preceded by | Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler |
| Succeeded by | George H. Cobb |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 7, 1865 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | November 27, 1943 (aged 78) New York City, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Horace White (October 7, 1865 – November 27, 1943) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was the 37th Governor of New York in October 6, 1910 to December 31, 1910.
He attended Syracuse Central High School, Cornell University (graduated 1887), and Columbia Law School (graduated 1889), and opened the firm of White, Cheney, Shinaman, and O'Neill in Syracuse, New York in the late 1880s or early 1890s. While at Cornell he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (36th D.) from 1896 to 1908, sitting in the 119th, 120th, 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, 130th and 131st New York State Legislatures; and participated in the drawing of the consolidation charter of the City of New York.
He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1909 to 1910, elected at the New York state election, 1908 on the Republican ticket with Governor Charles Evans Hughes. Hughes resigned in October 1910 when he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court, and White succeeded to the governorship, remaining in office until the end of the year.
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