White, Edward Douglass (1845-1921), served as chief justice of the United States from 1910 to 1921. In 1894, he was appointed an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. White became best known for his dissent in the case declaring the national income tax unconstitutional, and for his antitrust decisions requiring the dissolution of the Standard Oil and American Tobacco companies. He was born on Nov. 3, 1845. in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. He died on May 19, 1921. A statue of White represents Louisiana in the U.S. Capitol.
