ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, wˈaɪt ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə fˈɔːɹmɚ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv nˈæʃvɪl, ˈæftɚwɚd bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɐ lˈɔː pɹˈæktɪs ɪn dˈɑːnɐldsənvˌɪl, luːˌiːzɪˈænə, ðə sˈiːt ʌv ɐsˈɛnʃən pˈæɹɪʃ, sˈaʊθ ʌv bˌætən ɹˈuːʒ.
In 1815, White graduated from the former University of Nashville, afterward beginning a law practice in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, the seat of Ascension Parish, south of Baton Rouge.