as a prominent lawyer and court clerk, white conducted the teaching of jurisprudence in both his clerk of court office and residence, where he allowed his law students to reside during their studies. many of white's law students later became eminent lawyers and public officials in their own right, including: henry bedinger, united states house representative and united states ambassador to denmark; james dillon armstrong, hampshire county circuit court judge and son of william armstrong; dr. robert white, presbyterian minister of tuscaloosa, alabama; and virginia lawyers newton tapscott, alfred p. white, and philip b. streit.