sentences:  He immigrated to the United States in 1816 and engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City.White was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1829, to October 2, 1835, when he resigned before the 24th United States Congress met.He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-third Congress).