Wallace H. White Jr.
| Wallace Humphrey White Jr. | |
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| Senate Majority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Deputy | Kenneth S. Wherry |
| Preceded by | Alben W. Barkley |
| Succeeded by | Scott Wike Lucas |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
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In office February 25, 1944 – January 3, 1947 Acting: February 25, 1944 – January 3, 1945 |
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| Deputy | Kenneth S. Wherry |
| Preceded by | Charles L. McNary |
| Succeeded by | Alben W. Barkley |
| Senate Republican Conference Vice-Chair | |
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In office January 3, 1941 – February 25, 1944 |
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| Leader | Charles L. McNary |
| Preceded by | Frederick Hale |
| Succeeded by | Harold Hitz Burton |
| Chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Burton K. Wheeler |
| Succeeded by | Edwin C. Johnson |
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United States Senator from Maine |
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In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur R. Gould |
| Succeeded by | Margaret C. Smith |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel J. McGillicuddy |
| Succeeded by | Donald B. Partridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 6, 1877 Lewiston, Maine |
| Died | March 31, 1952 (aged 74) Auburn, Maine |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nina Lunn |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (August 6, 1877 – March 31, 1952) was a prominent American politician and Republican leader in United States Congress from 1916 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he was Senate Minority Leader and later Majority Leader before his retirement.
White was born in Lewiston, Maine. His grandfather, William P. Frye, was also a prominent political figure, having served as a Senator from Maine and President pro tempore. In 1899, White graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick. After graduating, he became the assistant clerk to the Senate Committee on Commerce and later secretary to his grandfather. White studied law and was admitted to the bar, afterward beginning to practice in Lewiston.
The political career of White began when he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1916. He took office on March 4 of the following year and served until March 3, 1931 (65th–71st Congresses). He left the House in 1931 after being elected to the Senate in late 1930.
In Congress, White served as chairman of the House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice (66th Congress), the House Committee on Woman Suffrage (67th through 69th Congresses), the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (70th and 71st Congresses), and the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (80th Congress). He also served as a presidential appointee on a variety of commissions.
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