Excerpt from Memorial Cyclopedia of New Jersey, Vol. 4 In a volume devoted to the preservation of the life records and physical likenesses of New Jersey's sons. The name of Henry Simmons White receives the prominence deserved through a career distinguished in the law, and a life spent in useful ac tivity inspired and guided by high ideals. Almost two decades have passed since Mr. White laid aside his life work, but the memory of his gracious presence, his charming personality, and his constant consideration for his fellows, lives strong in the minds and hearts of those who knew him. Mr. White was of English ancestry, and his family was for many generations associated with the history of New Jer sey. His great-great-great-grandfather, Thomas White, great-great-grandfather, Peter White, and great-grandfather, Thomas White, were well known and prosperous farmers in Shrewsbury town ship, Monmouth county, New Jersey. His grandfather, Esek White, was liber ally educated in New York City, and was there engaged in business, also managing his homestead farm. In religious faith he was a Friend, and in politics a Whig. He married Ann Besonet, of a prominent French Huguenot family. Children: Henry B., Esek T., Isaac P., and Caroline. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.