Political career Christian Streit White

1 political career

1.1 clerk of court hampshire county
1.2 hampshire county democratic executive committee
1.3 west virginia fish commission

political career
clerk of court hampshire county

the hampshire county courthouse in romney, christian streit white served clerk of court hampshire county. courthouse built in 1833 , remained in service until burned in 1921.

following return war hometown of romney in june 1865, white unable recommence practice of law or hold public office due existing state laws of constitution of west virginia disbarred former confederate states government , military personnel. white s situation further complicated, had not been pardoned or paroled united states service in confederate states army. white rented farm in hampshire county , engaged in successful agricultural pursuits until disenfranchisement of former confederates struck state s constitution in 1872. in 1872, white elected position of clerk of court hampshire county , began term following year in 1873. during tenure clerk of court hampshire county, white served 1 term clerk of circuit court between 1873 , 1876, declined run second term in office. prior american civil war, white s father john baker white had served county s clerk of court 47 years between 1815 , 1861. white served clerk of court hampshire county 29 years until 1902. , father served in position combined total of 76 years. following war, white elected member of romney literary society.

hampshire county democratic executive committee

by 1876, white serving chairman of hampshire county democratic executive committee. while holding post, white organized , carried out extensive campaigning west virginia democratic party membership , political candidates. through efforts, number of registered democrats in hampshire county swelled 449 in preceding election year 1,369.

during west virginia democratic party senatorial convention held @ moorefield in august 1886, white proposed , advocated first tariff reform , anti-monopoly resolutions ever passed , adopted west virginia democratic party convention. prior passage @ convention, white s proposal received strong opposition. tariff reform , anti-monopoly resolutions similar white s proposal adopted national democratic party part of 1888 platform. white had been among first democratic party members in hampshire county openly declare opposition fiscal policies of administration of united states president grover cleveland. under white s leadership, hampshire county s democratic delegation first democratic county organization in west virginia hold public meetings in opposition cleveland s fiscal policies. county executive committee chairman, white first democrat in hampshire county deliver public speech denouncing these policies. 1897, white had participated delegate hampshire county of senatorial , congressional democratic party conventions in west virginia, , every state gubernatorial convention exception of one.

white described george w. atkinson in prominent men of west virginia (1890) consistent, liberal democrat , historians roberta r. munske , wilmer l. kerns in hampshire county, west virginia, 1754–2004 (2004) self-proclaimed liberal democrat. west virginia historians hu maxwell , howard llewellyn swisher in history of hampshire county (1897) stated white independent in thought , character , fearless in following convictions, has never been follower of party leaders.

west virginia fish commission

on february 20, 1877, act entitled act increase supply of food fishes in rivers , waters of state passed west virginia legislature creating west virginia fish commission purpose of propagating pisciculture stocking of streams in west virginia transform them viable fisheries. white appointed west virginia governor john j. jacob 1 of inaugural commissioners on june 1, 1877 along john w. harris of greenbrier county , henry b. miller of wheeling. white appointed term of 4 years. newly appointed commission convened on july 17, 1877, , white elected secretary , harris president. white , 2 commissioner colleagues dedicated cause, beginning efforts faced opposition public officials did not understand importance of fish commission.

white embarked upon search potential locations state fish hatchery, , in summer of 1877, purchased maguire springs , 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) near romney charles harmison of valley view. @ maguire springs, white erected , equipped fish hatchery costing $700 @ own expense, , 1878, hatchery in successful operation , 600,000 fishes had been distributed it. west virginia fish commission later purchased white maguire springs , surrounding 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) $550. in 1880, maguire springs hatchery vastly improved , expanded construction of ponds , erection of fence around hatchery facility. in 1885, residence constructed @ hatchery facility s manager. following miller s resignation commission, white appointed president of west virginia fish commission in june 1885. june 1886, hatchery ponds @ maguire springs enlarged , in 1891, hatching house built along additions manager s residence, under white s direction. white served manager of maguire springs fish hatchery during hiatuses between manager appointments. 1893, fish populations within streams of west virginia became self-sustaining , hatchery operations @ maguire springs discontinued.

in 1877, united states fish commissioner spencer fullerton baird requested west virginia introduce chinook salmon streams. west virginia fish commission s first , expensive efforts involved hatching , stocking of salmon in west virginia s streams. accomplish feat, white designed , built charcoal raceways culture salmon. salmon released south branch potomac river flourished , caught fishermen romney washington, d.c. salmon introduced white , commission migrated chesapeake bay, did not return west virginia s streams spawn. between 1877 , 1882, west virginia fish commission hatched , distributed salmon, trout, black bass, shad, carp, gray bass, pike perch, silver perch, jack, , blue catfish, mill pond roach food bass. in report united states fish commission on quality of hatchery s carp, white wrote: 1 small scale carp, accidentally killed in draining pond, fried pan-fish, eaten in family, , pronounced good.

over decade after appointment commission, white , colleagues continued perform duties of office without pay west virginia legislature. legislature continued authorize $500 annually hatching , stocking of fish in west virginia s streams. white reappointed commissioner each succeeding democratic governor. majority of tenure serving on west virginia fish commission, white held post of commission s president.

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