John Baker White (West Virginia politician)
John Baker White was an American lawyer, military officer, and Democratic politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. White served as a captain in the West Virginia National Guard during the Spanish–American War and as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps during World War I. White was a member of the City Council and Board of Affairs of Charleston, West Virginia from 1907 to 1911, and frequently served as the city's mayor pro tempore. He was later appointed a member of the West Virginia Board of Control, where he served as the board's treasurer, secretary, and president at various times.
Portrait of John Baker White, prior to 1897.
Major John Baker White (pictured), Judge Advocate General's Corps, photographed c. 1917 during World War I
Gravestone (pictured) at the interment site of John Baker White at Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia.
White's service in the Spanish–American War and World War I memorialized on the facade (pictured) of his gravestone.
Christian Streit White was an American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, pisciculturist, and politician in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.
Portrait of Christian Streit White
The Hampshire County Courthouse in Romney, where Christian Streit White served as Clerk of Court for Hampshire County. This courthouse was built in 1833 and remained in service until it burned in 1921.
The Confederate Memorial at Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia. Dedicated on September 26, 1867, the idea for the memorial had originated between White, his brother Robert White and his wife, his sister Fannie White, and his future wife Bessie Jane Schultze.
Gravestone at the interment site of Christian Streit White at Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia