Born: 1732 Died: 1786
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Occupation: Merchant, Royal Councillor
Residence: Manhattan, New York
Born in Maryland, Henry White was educated in Britain. He returned to Britain’s North American colonies afterward to pursue a mercantile career, where he settled in New York. He served on the Royal Council and as the 4th president of New York’s Chamber of Commerce, the first in the colonies. He was one of the owners of the ship whose cargo was famously thrown overboard at the Boston Tea Party in 1773. He sided with the Loyalists during the Revolution, and after his property (notably the De Peyster House) was confiscated, he and his wife vacated New York with the British Army in 1783. He died three years later at Golden Square in London.
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Documents signed by this Loyalist:
D-STAC-001 – Declaration of Dependence