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Hugh Lawson White

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American politician (1773-1840)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1773 to 1840 · aged 66
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Hugh Lawson White was an American politician and judge. After filling in several posts particularly in Tennessee's judiciary and state legislature since 1801, thereunder as a Tennessee Supreme Court justice, he was chosen to succeed Andrew Jackson in the United States Senate in 1825.

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Lloyd Branson's "Sheep-shearing scene," showing Hugh Lawson White (left), his future father-in-law Samuel Carrick (middle), and future wife, ElizabethLloyd Branson's "Sheep-shearing scene," showing Hugh Lawson White (left), his future father-in-law Samuel Carrick (middle), and future wife, ElizabethPortrait of White by Emanuel LeutzePortrait of White by Emanuel LeutzeWhite's pocket watch on display at the Center for East Tennessee HistoryWhite's pocket watch on display at the Center for East Tennessee History

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Hugh Lawson White was an American politician and judge. After filling in several posts particularly in Tennessee's judiciary and state legislature since 1801, thereunder as a Tennessee Supreme Court justice, he was chosen to succeed Andrew Jackson in the United States Senate in 1825. He became a member of the new Democratic Party, supporting Jackson's policies and his future presidential administration. However, he left the Democrats in 1836 and was a Whig candidate in that year's presidential election.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1773 to 1840 · aged 66
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