Christian Streit White

Christian Streit White
Portrait of Christian Streit White
President of the West Virginia Fish Commission
In office 1885 – ?
Preceded by	Henry B. Miller
Clerk of Court for Hampshire County
In office 1873–1902
Preceded by	James A. Parsons
Succeeded by	Charles W. Haines
Clerk of Circuit Court for Hampshire County
In office 1873–1876
Preceded by	C. M. Taylor
Succeeded by	V. M. Poling
Personal details
Born	(1839-03-10)March 10, 1839 Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Died	January 28, 1917 (1917-01-29) (aged 77) Romney, West Virginia, United States
Resting place	Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, West Virginia, United States
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth "Bessie" Jane Schultze Catharine Steele
Relations	John Baker White (father) Frances Ann Streit (mother) Robert White (grandfather) Robert White (brother) Francis White (great-uncle)
Children	John Baker White Louisa Anna White Robert White Christian Streit White, Jr. Elizabeth "Bessie" Adelphia White Howard
Residence	332 East Main Street Romney, West Virginia
Alma mater	Potomac Seminary
Occupation	Military officer lawyer court clerk pisciculturist politician
Religion	Presbyterian
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Captain
Unit	13th Virginia Infantry 23rd Virginia Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Christian Streit White (March 10, 1839 – January 28, 1917) was an American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, pisciculturist, and politician in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.

During the American Civil War, White served as a Sergeant Major and Captain in the Confederate States Army and headed a bureau of the Confederate States Department of the Treasury. White served under the commands of Stonewall Jackson and Jubal Early and was responsible for the safekeeping of Hampshire County's land registration records from destruction by Union Army forces. From 1864 to 1865, White was in command of Company C of the 23rd Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.

White served as the Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, West Virginia, for 29 years (1873–1902), and also served as the Clerk of Circuit Court for Hampshire County (1873–1876). He was the chairman of the Hampshire County Democratic Executive Committee in the 1870s, and during this leadership, registered members of the West Virginia Democratic Party grew from 449 to 1,369 in 1876. White was appointed by West Virginia Governor John J. Jacob as one of the inaugural commissioners of the West Virginia Fish Commission. He established the Maguire Springs fish hatchery near Romney, and for a time, served as the commission's president.