| Authorised form of name | White; Sir; William Henry (1845 - 1913) |
| Dates | 1845 - 1913 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Devonport, Devon, England |
| Date of birth | 02 February 1845 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 27/02/1913 |
| Activity | Education:
Royal School of Naval Architecture
Career:
Apprentice at the Dockyard, Devenport; joined the Admiralty; Confidential Assistant to Sir Edward James Reed (FRS 1876); Secretary to the Council of Construction, the Admiralty (1872); Assistant Constructor (1875); Chief Constructor (1881); left the Admiralty (1883); organized a department for constructing large battleships at the Armstrong works, Elswick; returned to the Admiralty (1885-1902); Assistant Controller and Director of Naval Construction; responsible for the construction of more than 200 ships
Honours:
KCB 1895
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/06/1888 |
| Relationships | Married twice |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc Series A 1913-1914 vol 89 pp xiv-xix signed by P W |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/42618743 |
| Royal Society code | NA6967 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MM/12/116 | Letter from Charles Pritchard to William White | 12 June 1880 |
| IM/Maull/004872 | White, Sir William Henry | nd |
| NLB/5/1043 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to William Henry White, Admiralty, Fellow of the Royal Society | 18 December 1891 |
| NLB/10/598 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Harrison & Sons | [January 1895] |
| NLB/19/79 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 14 June 1899 |
| NLB/30/831 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Henry White, Fellow of the Royal Society | 29 May 1905 |
| NLB/32/7 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Henry White, Fellow of the Royal Society, 8 Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W. | 12 December 1905 |
| NLB/35/549 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William White, Fellow of the Royal Society | 12 June 1907 |
| NLB/35/576 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William White, Fellow of the Royal Society | 14 June 1907 |
| NLB/39/459 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison to Sir William [Henry] White, KCB, Fellow of the Royal Society | 23 January 1909 |
| NLB/39/454 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison to Sir W [William Henry] White, KCB, Fellow of the Royal Society | 25 January 1909 |
| NLB/41/415 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William White, Fellow of the Royal Society | 10 December 1909 |
| NLB/43/588 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Henry White, Fellow of the Royal Society | 17 February 1911 |
| NLB/43/678 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Henry White, Fellow of the Royal Society | 8 March 1911 |
| NLB/46/302 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William White, Fellow of the Royal Society | 9 July 1912 |
| NLB/35/472 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William White, Fellow of the Royal Society | 4 June 1907 |
| EC/1888/25 | White, Sir William Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/14/332 | Letter from [William Henry] White, The Admiralty, Whitehall, to [Michael] Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society | 11 June 1888 |
| MC/14 | Volume 14 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1885-1888 |