▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Edward ▁Doug lass ▁White ▁House , ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Th ib od aux ville ▁( now ▁Th ib od aux ) ▁in ▁La four che ▁Par ish ▁in ▁south ▁Louisiana . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Edward ▁Doug lass ▁White ▁Sr ., ▁a ▁former ▁governor ▁of ▁Louisiana , ▁and ▁Catherine ▁Ring g old . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁Dr . ▁James ▁White , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁representative , ▁phys ician , ▁and ▁judge . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁side , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Ten ch ▁Ring g old , ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁U . S . ▁mar shal ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁under ▁the ▁James ▁Mon roe ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁administr ations . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁related ▁on ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁Lee ▁family ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁White ▁family ' s ▁large ▁plant ation ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁cultiv ating ▁and ▁processing ▁for ▁market ▁sugar ▁can e , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁extensive ▁labor ▁of ▁slaves . ▁ ▁White ' s ▁pat ernal ▁ancest ors ▁were ▁of ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁descent , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁re ared ▁in ▁that ▁religion , ▁a ▁dev out ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁his ▁entire ▁life . ▁He ▁studied ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁College ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁then ▁at ▁Mount ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁College ▁near ▁Em m its burg , ▁Maryland . ▁Last , ▁he ▁attended ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁where ▁he