Robert White (judge)

Honorable Robert White
Portrait of Judge Robert White
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Frederick County district
In office 1789–1793 Serving with Matthew Page
Judge of the Virginia General Court
In office November 16, 1793 – March 1831
Judge of the 10th Judicial District of Virginia
In office Unknown – 1825
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	William Brockinbough John Scott
Personal details
Born	March 29, 1759 Winchester, Colony of Virginia
Died	March 9, 1831 (1831-03-10) (aged 71) Winchester, Virginia, United States
Resting place	Burial: Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia, United States Reburial: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia, United States
Spouse(s)	Arabella Baker
Relations	John White (father) Ann Patton White (mother) Robert White (grandfather) Alexander White (uncle) Francis White (brother) Robert White (grandson) Christian Streit White (grandson)
Children	Robert Baker White Juliet Ann White Opie John Baker White
Residence	Washington Street Winchester, Virginia, United States
Profession	military officer, lawyer, judge, and politician
Religion	Presbyterian
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	Virginia militia Continental Army
Years of service	1775–1779
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War * Boston campaign (1775–1776) * Battle of Germantown (1777)

Robert White (March 29, 1759 – March 9, 1831) was a distinguished early American military officer, lawyer, judge, and politician in the U.S. state of Virginia.

White represented Frederick County in the Virginia House of Delegates (1789–1792) and served as a judge of the General Court of Virginia (1793–1831). Prior to his political and law careers, White served in the Virginia militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

White was the grandson of Virginia pioneer settler and physician Dr. Robert White (1688–1752) and thus a member of the prominent White political family of Virginia and West Virginia. He was the nephew of United States House Representative Alexander White (1738–1804) and the brother of United States House Representative Francis White (1761–1826).

Robert White was born on March 29, 1759, in Winchester, Virginia. He was a son of John White, one of the justices serving on the first Bench of Magistrates of the Frederick County court, and his wife, Ann Patton White. White was also a grandson of Dr. Robert White, an early physician and settler of Frederick County. White received his primary education at a grammar school near Marsh Creek in Pennsylvania under the direction of Reverend Craighead, a Presbyterian minister. At the age of 16, White undertook a hiatus from his education to serve in the American Revolutionary War.