He was educated at
St John's College, Cambridge. White held the following livings: • Vicar of the
Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent, 1660–66. • Rector of
All-Hallows-the-Great, London, 1666–79. • Rector of
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bottesford, 1679–85. •
Archdeacon of Nottingham, 1683–85. In 1683 White became chaplain to
Princess Anne. He was appointed
Bishop of Peterborough in 1685. He was one of the
seven bishops who petitioned against the
declaration of Indulgence issued by
James II in 1688, and with the others was tried and sensationally acquitted. Although the trial had contributed to the
Glorious Revolution, he was one of the
non-juring bishops, refusing to take the oath of allegiance to
William III and
Mary II in 1689 and so was deprived of his see in February 1690. He died eight years later. ==References==