Samuel White (December 1770 – November 4, 1809) was a United States Senator from the state of Delaware during the early years of the United States. December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ...

Samuel White

White was born in Dover in Kent County, Delaware at Mispillion Hundred in December 1770. He was admitted to the bar in 1793 after graduating from Cokesbury College in Maryland. White was early engaged in local politics and served two years as a captain in the United States Army.

He was chosen as Senator from Delaware in 1801 after the resignation of Dr. Henry Latimer. He would be reelected in 1803 and 1809 and remain a Senator until his death in Wilmington, Delaware in November of 1809. He was a member of the Federalist Party, was popular in the party, and opposed slavery. Wilmington is the name of several places in the United States of America, United Kingdom, and Australia: // USA Wilmington, California Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington Manor, Delaware Wilmington Island, Georgia Wilmington, Greene County, Illinois South Wilmington, Illinois Wilmington, Massachusetts Wilmington Township, Minnesota Wilmington, New York Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington Township... The term federalist can refer to different ideologies, depending on the locale. ...

White is noteworthy for his opposition to the Louisiana Purchase. New England Federalists were opposed to the purchase on the strict Constitutional grounds and White opposed every proposal relating to the purchase. However, this stand did not translate into votes and he was one of the few Federalist Senators who survived the general election. From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ...

Quotes:

"when I contemplate the evils that may arise to these States, from this intended incorporation of Louisiana into the Union, I would rather see it given to France, or to Spain, or to any other nation ... upon the mere condition that no citizen of the United States should ever settle within its limits ..." -- on November 3, 1803 after the purchase of the Louisiana Territory Louisiana Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1805 until December 11, 1812. ...

Delaware ratified the Constitution on December 7, 1787. ...