Alden P. White

Alden P. White
Judge of the Essex County Probate Court
In office 1917–1933
Appointed by	Samuel W. McCall
District Attorney for Essex County, Massachusetts
In office 1895–1899
Preceded by	William Henry Moody
Succeeded by	W. Scott Peters
Special Judge of the First Essex District Court
In office 1890–189?
Personal details
Born	(1856-10-20)October 20, 1856 Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 9, 1933(1933-07-09) (aged 76) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Amherst College
Occupation	Lawyer

Alden P. White (October 20, 1856 – July 9, 1933) was an American jurist who served as a judge of the Essex County Probate Court.

Early life

White was born on October 20, 1856, in Danvers, Massachusetts. He grew up in South Danvers (now Peabody, Massachusetts) and attended school in Danvers, South Danvers, and Salem, Massachusetts. He graduated from Amherst College in 1878 and, after taking a course at Harvard Law School, studied in the office of Perry & Endicott. He was admitted to the bar in 1881.

Legal career

In 1890, White was appointed a special justice of the First Essex District Court in Salem. He then served as an assistant district attorney under William Henry Moody. When Moody was elected to the United States House of Representatives, White succeeded him as DA. He later served on Salem's school committee and board of aldermen and was president of the latter body in 1906.

In 1917, White was made a judge of the Essex County Probate Court by Governor Samuel W. McCall. White presided over challenges to the wills of Edward Francis Searles and William A. Shea and former Page & Shaw president Otis Emerson Dunham's non-support trial. He remained on the bench until his death on July 9, 1933.