He taught school for several years. At 19 years of age, White was elected president of the Hickory County Teachers Institute in 1886.
Early political career He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1892. He served as chairman of the Pueblo County Democratic central committee in 1892. He served as city attorney of Pueblo from 1897 to 1899. He was a public trustee of Pueblo County from 1900 to 1903 and from 1905 to 1909. He served as district attorney of the tenth judicial district from 1904 to 1908. White was elected justice of the
Colorado Supreme Court in 1908 for a term of ten years 1909 to 1919, and served as
chief justice from 1917 until 1918, when he retired. He engaged in the practice of law in
Denver,
Colorado in 1919.
Congress White was elected as a
Democrat to the
70th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
William N. Vaile and served from November 15, 1927 to March 3, 1929. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the
71st Congress.
Later career He resumed the practice of law in
Denver,
Colorado. He was the author of the minority report that precipitated the fight over the fusion with the
Populists that resulted in a split in the convention. He was elected secretary of that division of the party which was denominated “The White Wings”, and which nominated a straight Democratic ticket. He was a member of the
American Bar Association,
Elks,
Knights of Pythias, and the
Denver Athletic Club. He was a lecturer across the United States when he was a member of the
League to Enforce Peace. His office was in the
Equitable Building in Denver. ==Personal life==