Arthur J. White
Arthur J. White is the son of Johnson and Catherine P. White, of Brown Township, Delaware County, Ohio. The subject of this sketch was born near the village of Eden, Delaware County, Ohio, on the seventh day of January, 1871. He received his early education in the public schools of Brown Township. He attended the Northwestern University at Ada, Ohio, during the years 1889 and 1890, and the Ohio Wesleyan University during the years 1891 and 1892. In the fall of the year 1892 he began the study of law in the office of B. F. Freshwater and remained with him until Mr. Freshwater was elected probate judge. He then entered the office of Messrs. Carpenter and McElroy, where he finished his course and was admitted to the Bar by the Supreme Court of Ohio in the month of June, 1894. In the autumn of the same year he opened an office in the city of Toledo, Ohio, and entered upon the practice of his chosen profession.
He continued the practice with very gratifying success for about five years, when by reason of the failing health of his father he felt it his duty to return to his home and take charge of the latter's farm, in order to relieve him of the responsibility. He managed the farm for a number of years, and in the meanwhile travelled for the Spaulding Buggy Company, until the autumn of 1906, when his father died. After the settlement of his father's estate he opened an office in the city of Delaware, in the spring of 1907, and began again the practice of his profession with bright prospects for future success. He has recently been appointed justice of the peace of Delaware Township, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. T. Hutchisson.
From 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, Edited and compiled by James R. Lytle, Delaware, Ohio, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908