Researching Richard White
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96263 people with the White surname? In that year White was ranked number 13 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard White on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard White and the White Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the White Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the White family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 119600 people with the White surname in the UK? White is now ranked number 16 for popularity in the UK. |
White Genealogy Databases
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White Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 847671 people with the White surname in the USA? White is ranked number 11 for popularity in the USA. |
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Richard White (historian)
Richard White (born 1947) is an American historian, two-time winner of the Francis Parkman Prize, past President of the Organization of American Historians, and the author of books about the American West, Native American history, the United States in the Gilded Age, railroads, capitalism, and environmental history. He is the Margaret Byrne Professor of American History Emeritus at Stanford University. Earlier in his career, he taught at the University of Washington, University of Utah, and Michigan State University.
He received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington.
White was founding director of Stanford's Spatial History Project, which implements digital technologies and analyses to illuminate patterns and anomalies for research purposes.
He was chosen for the MacArthur Fellows Program in 1995, and was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2016.
Source: Richard White (historian), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRichard Smeaton White
Richard Smeaton White (March 17, 1865 – December 17, 1936) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure. He sat for Inkerman division in the Senate of Canada as a Conservative from 1917 to 1936.
He was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1865, the son of Richard White and Jean Riddel, and was educated in Montreal and at Bishop's College. He was publisher of the Montreal Gazette and editor from 1886 to 1896. White was also director of Stelco, the International Paper Company, the Anglo-American Paper Company and the Montreal Trust Company. He never married.
White died in office in 1936 in Montreal.
The town of Smeaton, Saskatchewan was named after him.
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