John L. White

John Lindsey "Jack" White (April 1, 1930 – October 9, 2001) was an American Republican Party politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate.

John L. White
Member of the New Jersey Senate from District 3A
In office
January 9, 1968 – January 11, 1972
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJames M. Turner
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Gloucester County
In office
January 14, 1964 – January 9, 1968
Preceded byJoseph Minotty
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Personal details
Born
John Lindsey White

(1930-04-01)April 1, 1930
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 2001(2001-10-09) (aged 71)
Deptford Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materFranklin & Marshall College

Early life

White was born April 1, 1930, in Camden, New Jersey, the son of John Rice White (1900-1980) and Jean Black Lord White (1903-1995). He grew up in Audubon, New Jersey and graduated from Audubon High School in 1948.[1] He was a 1952 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and a 1955 graduate of Temple University Law School. He moved to Woodbury, New Jersey after law school. He served as the Assistant Gloucester County Solicitor.[2]

New Jersey State Assemblyman

White was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly from the Gloucester County district in 1963 after Republican Assemblyman Joseph Minotty declined to seek re-election. He defeated Democrat William G. Foster by 5,244 votes, 27,922 (55.18%) to 22,678 (44.82%).[3] He was re-elected in 1965, defeating Democrat Francis J. Spellman, a former Philadelphia Inquirer and Gloucester County Times newspaper reporter, by 4,534 votes, 27,404 (54.51%) to 22,870 (45.49%).[4]

New Jersey State Senator

White became a candidate for the State Senate in 1967, an election cycle that was less favorable toward Democrats (it was the mid-term election of the second term of Democratic Governor Richard J. Hughes). He challenged four-term incumbent Senate Majority Leader John A. Waddington in the Third Senate District, specifically within Assembly district 3A, which included all of Salem County and part of Gloucester County. He defeated Waddington by 4,830 votes, 28,456 (54.6%) to 23,635 (45.4%).[5] Waddington won Salem County by 3,328 votes, but White's margin in the Gloucester County part of the district was 8,149.[6] He did not seek re-election to a second term in 1971.

Post-legislative career

After leaving the Senate, White continued to practice law in Woodbury. He served as President of the New Jersey State Bar Association in 1985. He served as Solicitor of the Woodbury Board of Education and the Gloucester County Improvement Authority. White retired in 1996 after suffering a stroke, and died in Deptford Township, New Jersey in 2001. He was 71. Senator White is buried in Wenonah Cemetery.[7]

References
  1. "John L. (Jack) White Obituary", Courier-Post, October 10, 2001. Accessed August 30, 2017. "Born and raised in Audubon graduate of Audubon H.S. in 1948."
  2. Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual of New Jersey. Joseph J. Gribbons. 1971.
  3. "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. "Results of the General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. State of New Jersey. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  7. "Find A H+Grave". Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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