White, Nathaniel (1811-1880)
- Name:
- White, Nathaniel (1811-1880)
- Title:
- Member, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1852
Prohibition Candidate for Governor, New Hampshire, 1875
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1876
Benefactor, White Memorial Universalist Church, Concord
Benefactor, Centennial Home for the Aged, Concord
Benefactor, Orphans Home, Franklin - Born:
- 02/07/1811
- Birthplace:
- Lancaster, NH
- Died:
- 10/02/1880
- Death Location:
- Concord, NH
- Residence:
- Lancaster, NH
Lunenburgh, VT
Concord, NH - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Stage Driver
Invested in Stage Routes in N.H.
Partner, United States and Canada Express Company (later American Express Co.).
Farmer, White Farm, Concord, NH - Father:
- White, Samuel
- Mother:
- Freeman, Sarah
- Relations:
- Descended from William White, Norfolk County, England, who settled in Newbury, MA, 1635
- Spouse:
- Armenia Smith Aldrich (1817-1916), November 1, 1836
- Children:
- 7 children:
John A., born 1838; died November 26, 1899; m. Ella H. Corning
Harriet S., born January 24, 1845; died October 9, 1934; m. David P. Dearborn
Armenia Emily, born March 22, 1847; died October 9, 1923; m. Horatio Hobbs
Eliza H., born February 20, 1849; died December 12, 1887; m. Charles H. Newhall
Nathaniel, born June 8, 1855; died October 4, 1904
Annie F.
Benjamin C., born January 16, 1861; died November 14, 1935; m. Mabel N. Chase - Notes:
- Donated White Park to City of Concord
Philanthropist
Politics: Whig (1); Abolitionist (2); Republican..
Worked on anti-slavery movement and women's suffrage movement.
James O. Lyford, Editor. History of Concord New Hampshire, p. 765-770 -- Nathaniel & Armenia White became pillars of the Universalist Society in Concord shortly after it's establishement in 1842. The church was renamed "White Memorial Church" in 1885, in memory of Nathaniel and in honor of Armenia.
"Concord's One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary..." The Granite Monthly, 47(May-June, 1915)5&6, 147.
Vital Records, New Hampshire State Archives
Blossom Hill Cemtery, Concord, New Hampshire
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