aft , ▁who ▁had ▁himself ▁long - des ired ▁the ▁chief ▁just ices hip , ▁thus ▁making ▁White ▁the ▁only ▁chief ▁justice ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁in ▁office ▁by ▁the ▁president ▁who ▁appointed ▁him . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁White ▁married ▁Le ita ▁Mont gom ery ▁Kent , ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁L inden ▁Kent , ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Death ▁White ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 . ▁Bur ied ▁initially ▁at ▁the ▁Oak ▁Hill ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Historical ▁Society ▁reports ▁that ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁transferred ▁after ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁to ▁ ▁Spring ▁Gro ve ▁C emetery ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁and ▁hon ors ▁A ▁statue ▁of ▁White ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁hon oring ▁Louisiana ▁n atives ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Stat u ary ▁Hall ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Capit ol . ▁ ▁A ▁statue ▁of ▁White ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁building ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁The ▁second ▁statue ▁is ▁a ▁local ▁land mark ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁scene , ▁created ▁by ▁Bry ant ▁Baker , ▁who ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁commission ▁by ▁White ' s ▁wid ow , ▁and ▁dedicated ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁" Big ▁Green ▁Ed ", ▁as ▁his ▁li ken ess