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Alexander White (1738 – September 19, 1804) was a distinguished early American lawyer and politician in the present-day U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. White served as an elected member of the House of Burgesses, representing Hampshire County, and as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Berkeley and Frederick counties. During the American Revolutionary War, he facilitated the release of Quaker and Hessian civilian prisoners held by patriots. In 1788, White participated in the Virginia Ratifying Convention, in which Virginia ratified the United States Constitution. He later served as the inaugural member to represent Virginia's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1793. White was appointed by United States President George Washington to serve as a commissioner on a board responsible for the planning and construction of Washington, D.C.; White served on the board from 1795 to 1802. White was the son of Virginia pioneer settler and physician Dr. Robert White (1688–1752); thus, he was a member of the prominent White political family of Virginia and West Virginia. He was the uncle of Virginia judge Robert White (1759–1831), the uncle of United States House Representative Francis White (1761–1826), and the brother-in-law of Virginia Governor James Wood (1741–1813). ==Early life and education== Alexander White was born in 1738 to Dr. Robert White (1688–1752) and his wife, Margaret Hoge, at "White Hall", near present-day Hayfield in Orange County (later part of Frederick County, following its creation that same year). Through his father, White was of Scottish descent and was raised in the Presbyterian faith. White's father, Dr. Robert White, had served as a surgeon in the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Dr. White relocated to present-day Frederick County between 1732 and 1735 as a "pioneer settler", where he was one of two practicing physicians. White was sent by his father to Scotland to receive his education, where he studied jurisprudence at the University of Edinburgh.〔 White continued his law studies in London, England, where he was admitted to the Inner Temple on January 15, 1762, and matriculated at Gray's Inn on January 22, 1763.〔〔 White completed his law studies during the French and Indian War. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander White (Virginia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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