judge march march distinguished early american military officer lawyer judge politician state virginia white represented virginia house delegates served judge prior political law careers white served virginia militia continental_army american revolutionary war white grandson virginia pioneer physician member prominent white political family virginia west_virginia nephew united_states house representative brother united_states house representative early life education born march winchester virginia son justices serving bench court wife white grandson early physician pioneer white received primary education grammar school near pennsylvania direction reverend presbyterian minister age white undertook hiatus education serve american revolutionary war military career private virginia militia company command captain organized virginia present day west_virginia company departed boston campaign days company departed winchester white company departed june marched boston reinforce commander chief forces besieged british_army forces boston white bearing received attention washington saw boy remarkable decision character march british forces withdrew boston ending boston campaign summer white elevated rank ensign white fought lieutenant battle october major spring white engaged attacking british_army detachments later new_jersey white suffered fractured caused musket ball received wound head stock british_army musket following engagement white taken prisoner war british forces white fallen unconscious taken tent accomplished british officer rescued death later exchanged autumn white returned winchester slow painful efforts lame weak acute protracted suffering wounds healed time return winchester following removal bone fragments wound began close white remained permanently physically disabled result injuries fully recovered wounds white received commission captain cavalry commenced recruitment training american troops philadelphia fight war severity injuries retired military service age returned winchester white inducted original member military service war law political careers following military service return winchester white studied uncle lawyers practicing course years law studies white read legal lying couch recovering injuries white admitted practice law winchester december engaged practice law years white health continued improve law practice extensive profitable biographical sketch white published southern white described able lawyer clear argument voice harsh debate affected white maintained bar decade time white served member representing multi member district white ran election seat won alongside page votes page votes white ran election seat page white received largest total votes result judicial career later life white appointed judge serving virginia tenth judicial district composed counties including winchester chosen act center point judicial district judicial records kept appointment judge tenth judicial district paid compensation dollars white appointed judge november continued hold office death period white served president years death serving required white travel richmond june november year white served judge judge virginia tenth judicial district war white took dislike military power winchester began attract sizable number recruits going fight war white refused permit military officers appear courtroom swords sides white judicial opinions known powerful specimens sound learning extensive research including case defendant tried murder preston case legal question office white conducted teaching notable maryland later served associate justice spring white route serve court stayed night tavern discovered proprietor following morning suffering white remained stricken weeks returned home winchester litter position judge tenth judicial district assumed judges white remained paralyzed remainder life july white gave power attorney son management affairs white later died residence winchester march personal life family white married daughter wife born february virginia west_virginia white wife children white family resided winchester south cecil street years white death white house earliest built brick houses winchester destroyed fire built residence site property brother colonel henceforth house known house legacy 1970s restored portraits painted white wife son white daughter donated west_virginia west_virginia portraits painted renowned painter nephew known painter
Robert White (judge)