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Gerald Verner White (July 6, 1879 – October 24, 1948) was a Canadian politician. Born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Peter White and Janet Reid White, White was educated at Pembroke Public and High Schools. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering degree in 1901 from McGill University. He entered the lumber business, eventually becoming president of the Cunningham Lumber Company and the Pembroke Standard, Limited. He was summoned to the Canadian Senate for the senatorial division of Pembroke, Ontario on the advice of Robert Borden in 1917. He served until his death in 1948.

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  • Gerald Verner White
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  • Gerald Verner White (July 6, 1879 – October 24, 1948) was a Canadian politician. Born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Peter White and Janet Reid White, White was educated at Pembroke Public and High Schools. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering degree in 1901 from McGill University. He entered the lumber business, eventually becoming president of the Cunningham Lumber Company and the Pembroke Standard, Limited. He was summoned to the Canadian Senate for the senatorial division of Pembroke, Ontario on the advice of Robert Borden in 1917. He served until his death in 1948.
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  • Senator from Ontario
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  • 1906(xsd:integer)
  • 1919(xsd:integer)
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  • 1879-07-06(xsd:date)
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  • Gerald Verner White,
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  • Pembroke, Ontario
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  • 1917(xsd:integer)
  • 1948(xsd:integer)
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  • 1948-10-24(xsd:date)
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  • Peter White, father
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  • Canadian
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  • Mining engineer
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  • The Honourable
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  • Opposition Whip in the Senate
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  • Gerald Verner White (July 6, 1879 – October 24, 1948) was a Canadian politician. Born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Peter White and Janet Reid White, White was educated at Pembroke Public and High Schools. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering degree in 1901 from McGill University. He entered the lumber business, eventually becoming president of the Cunningham Lumber Company and the Pembroke Standard, Limited. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Renfrew North in a 1906 by-election after the death of his father. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. During World War I, he was a Colonel, Officer Reserve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. In 1919, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was summoned to the Canadian Senate for the senatorial division of Pembroke, Ontario on the advice of Robert Borden in 1917. He served until his death in 1948.
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