Albert Blakeslee White (September 22, 1856 – July 3, 1941) was the 11th governor of West Virginia from 1901 to 1905. White was educated in the public schools of Columbus, Ohio. In 1878, he graduated from Marietta College. In 1879, he married Agnes Ward. White began his career in journalism as a managing editor in Lafayette, Indiana and relocated to Parkersburg, West Virginia (Wood County) in 1881. He continued to work as a politically powerful editor in Parkerburg until 1889. In 1900, White was the Republican nominee for Governor of West Virginia and defeated Democrat by 19156 votes.