James H. White
Historical marker location:(Feb. 15, 1847 - Aug. 19, 1907)
Virginia native James Harrison White came to El Paso in 1869 after serving with the Confederacy in the Civil War. In the 1870s he saw service in the Mexican army, the U. S. Army, and as U. S. Marshal of Las Cruces, New Mexico. As a civic leader and law official, he played a role in El Paso's growth from a small border town to a modern city. Offices held included sheriff and tax collector, chief of police and vice president of the El Paso Street Railway Company. A Mason, Shriner and Knight Templar, white married Barbara Dupper, and they were the parents of one child. (1967, 2001)
ORIGINAL (1967) TEXT:
(Feb. 15, 1847 - Aug. 23, 1907)
Soldier, frontiersman, public official, civic leader. Born in Portsmouth, VA.; came to Texas in 1866; in 1861-1872, fought for three nations: the Confederacy, the United States, and Mexico.
U.S. Marshal, 1879; inspector of customs, 1881; sheriff, El Paso County, 1883-1892; El Paso chief of police, 1901-1903. Worked in mining and for railways.
A Mason, Shriner, and Knight Templar. Married Barbara Dupper. Had one child, James C. White.
Recorded 1967.