The Whites of Tennessee
- Hugh Lawson White (1773–1840), Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court 1801, Tennessee State Senator 1807, U.S. Attorney in Tennessee 1808-1809, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1825-1840, candidate for President of the United States 1836. Father of Samuel Davies Carrick White.
- Samuel Davies Carrick White (1825–1860), Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee 1857. Son of Hugh Lawson White.
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