Hugh Lawson White Letter
In a December 13, 1835 letter to his wife, Hugh Lawson White writes of his frustrations with Washington politics, saying "this is the only place I ever saw where a man can be always busy and yet do nothing." He tells of his encounters with a group of Anti-Masons as well as his reflections on other political matters.
Dates
- 1835 December 13
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Abstract
In a December 13, 1835 letter to his wife, Hugh Lawson White writes of his frustrations with Washington politics, saying "this is the only place I ever saw where a man can be always busy and yet do nothing." He tells of his encounters with a group of Anti-Masons as well as his reflections on other political matters.
Biographical/Historical Note
Born in 1773, Hugh Lawson White was the son of General James White, the founder of Knoxville. He received his license to practice law in 1796 and was named a judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court of Law and Equity and United States District Attorney. He also was elected to the state senate to represent Knox County.
In 1825, White was unanimously elected by the general assembly to succeed Andrew Jackson in the U. S. Senate. White held this position until 1839, when he resigned in protest over the Tennessee general assembly's passage of a series of resolutions instructing White and his Senate colleague Ephraim H. Foster to vote for the policies of the Van Buren administration. In 1840, White accepted the state Whig Party's nomination as an at-large elector for William Henry Harrison, but, before he could begin campaigning for Harrison, White died of consumption at his home in Knoxville.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection was purchased by Special Collections in December 2003.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository