by the name of a mock trial." Whereupon White at once replied: "It is a mock trial, and I am ready to give the gentleman, if he is offended, satisfaction at any time or place.' The sentiment in favor of dueling was so strong at that time that it does not appear on the records that the president of the senate administered any rebuke to the contestants. Mr. White had a national reputation as a marksman, and performed remarkable feats in shooting." By the time of his last session in the U.S. Congress he was one of only a very few Federalists still in office. Death and legacy White died at Wilmington and is buried there in the Old Swedes Episcopal Church Cemetery. Almanac The General Assembly chose the U.S. Senators, who took office March 4 for a six-year term. In this case he was initially completing the existing term, the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Latimer. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) Notes References External links Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Delaware’s Members of Congress The Political Graveyard State of Delaware Places with more information Delaware Historical Society; website University of Delaware; Library website 1770 births 1809 deaths Methodists from Delaware People from Wilmington, Delaware Delaware lawyers Delaware Federalists United States senators from Delaware Federalist Party United States senators People of colonial Delaware People from Harrington, Delaware