WHITE, THEOPHILUS (1817-1901) was born and educated in England and served the East India Company on a sugar plantation. Disliking this life, he returned to England and was for several years in the Bank of England in London, from which he had retired on a pension. He lived for a short time at Newcastle-on-Tyne (1849) and in 1853 sailed for New Zealand in the Sir Edward Paget. White took up land at Omata, and during the war served in the commissariat department. He was a member of the Provincial Council for Omata (1861-63) and was provincial treasurer in 1863 and afterwards provincial auditor. For many years he managed the New Plymouth Savings Bank. He died on 30 Dec 1901.

Taranaki P.C. minutes and Gaz.; Taranaki Herald, 30 Dec 1901. Portrait: Taranaki Hist.

Reference: Volume 2, page 251

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