Jarvis White

White was born on April 21, 1833 in Whiting, Vermont.^[1] During the American Civil War, White enlisted in the Union Army and eventually reached the rank of captain. During the Second Battle of Deep Bottom, he received a serious wound in his thigh. Afterwards, White became a businessman in Milford, Massachusetts before moving to Davenport, Iowa in 1874.^[1]

He settled South Superior, Wisconsin in 1890, where he was a dealer of wallpaper, oils and paints. The following year, he married Loreta Hickman. White died at his home in South Superior on August 8, 1904.^[1]

White was elected to the Assembly in 1896.^[2] Additionally, he was an alderman and Postmaster of South Superior. He was a Republican.