Alden P. White
District Attorney for Essex County, Massachusetts
In office
1895–1899
Preceded byWilliam Henry Moody
Succeeded byW. Scott Peters
Personal details
Born(1856-10-20)October 20, 1856
Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 9, 1933(1933-07-09) (aged 76)
Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materAmherst College
OccupationLawyer

Alden P. White (October 20, 1856 – July 9, 1933) was an American jurist who served as a judge of the Essex County Probate Court.

Early life

White was born on October 20, 1856, in Danvers, Massachusetts.[1] He grew up in South Danvers (now Peabody, Massachusetts) and attended school in Danvers, South Danvers, and Salem, Massachusetts. He graduated from Amherst College in 1878 and, after taking a course at Harvard Law School, studied in the office of Perry & Endicott. He was admitted to the bar in 1881.[2]

In 1890, White was appointed a special justice of the First Essex District Court in Salem. He then served as an assistant district attorney under William Henry Moody. When Moody was elected to the United States House of Representatives, White succeeded him as DA.[2] He later served on Salem's school committee and board of aldermen and was president of the latter body in 1906.[1][3]

In 1917, White was made a judge of the Essex County Probate Court by Governor Samuel W. McCall.[1] White presided over challenges the wills of Edward Francis Searles and William A. Shea and former Page & Shaw president Otis Emerson Dunham's non-support trial.[4][5][6] He remained on the bench until his death on July 9, 1933.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shattuck Named to Superior Court". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1917.
  2. 1 2 Danvers, Massachusetts. The Danvers Mirror. 1899. p. 85. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Alderman White, President of the Board, Fails to Raise His Hand When Taking Oath of Office". The Boston Globe. January 2, 1906.
  4. ↑ "Searles Will is Allowed at Salem". The Boston Globe. November 27, 1920.
  5. ↑ "Court at Salem Sustains Will of Ex-Mayor Shea". The Boston Globe. January 9, 1931.
  6. ↑ "Dunham Show Place Was Sold for Taxes". The Boston Globe. June 10, 1932.
  7. ↑ "Judge A. P. White is Dead at Salem". The Boston Globe. July 10, 1933.
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