The Whites of Kentucky
- John White (1802–1845), Kentucky State Representative 1832, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1835-1843, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1841-1843. Cousin of Addison White.
- Addison White (1824–1909), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1851-1853. Cousin of John White.
- John D. White (1849–1920), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1875-1877 1881-1875, Chairman of the Kentucky Republican Convention 1879, Kentucky State Representative 1879-1880, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880, candidate for U.S. Senate from Kentucky 1881, candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1903, candidate for Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge 1912. Nephew of John White.
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