as Los Angeles County District Attorney from 1882 to 1884. He was a delegate to the 1888 Democratic National Convention in St. Louis, which re-nominated Grover Cleveland for president. In a sign of his growing national stature, White was appointed as the convention's temporary chairman. White was a member of the California State Senate from 1887 to 1891. He was president pro tempore for both legislative sessions and acted as acted as the lieutenant governor from September 1887 to January 1891, following Robert Waterman's accession to the governorship. White was a trustee of the State Normal School at Los Angeles (now the University of California, Los Angeles) from 1887 to 1893. U.S. Senator In 1893, White was elected to the United States Senate. He served one term, March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1899. He was the first native Californian to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. During his Senate term, White was chairman of the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands. As a senator, White was most notable for his work during the Free Harbor Fight, the effort to secure a deep water harbor at San Pedro, which later became the Port of Los Angeles. White was a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which nominated William Jennings Bryan. His leadership was again recognized when he was appointed the convention's permanent chairman. Later life White was not a candidate for a second term in 1899 and resumed practicing law in Los Angeles. From 1899 to 1901 he served as a Regent of the University of California. White died in Los Angeles on February 21, 1901. He was interred at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles. Family In 1883, White married Hortense Sacriste (1857-1935). They were the parents of six children, four of whom lived to adulthood: William S. (1885-1930) Estelle (1886-1967) Hortense (1888-1977) Stephen M. (1889-1890) Unnamed boy (1891-1891) Gerald Griffin (1895-1951), who was named for White's paternal great-uncle, the noted Irish poet and novelist. Legacy Stephen M. White Middle School in Carson, California, opened in 1957 and is named in White's honor. A statue memorializing White was paid for by friends and admirers and installed outside the Los Angeles County Courthouse in 1908. In 1959, the old courthouse was condemned, and the White statue was moved to the grounds of the new courthouse. In 1989, the statue was moved to the entrance off