William F. White

William Francis White was an Irish American pioneer, merchant, farmer, author and politician who served two terms as a California Bank Commissioner from 1879 to 1887.
In 1878, he was elected a delegate to California's Second Constitutional Convention on the Workingmen's ticket, representing Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties. The next year, he was the party's nominee for Governor of California, coming in third place behind Democrat Hugh J. Glenn and Republican George Clement Perkins. After his loss, he was appointed a State Bank Commissioner by outgoing Governor William Irwin, serving in that position until 1887.
He was the father of U.S. Senator Stephen M. White.