C. A. White

For the Australian Presbyterian minister, see Charles Alfred White.

Sir Charles Arnold White (1858 – 6 September 1931) was a British lawyer who served as a judge in British India. He was born in 1858 to Thomas John White of Bowdon, Cheshire and educated at New College, Oxford, from where he completed his graduation in 1881 and was called to the bar in 1883.

Sir Charles Arnold White
Advocate-General of Madras Presidency
In office 1898–1899
Preceded by	V. Bhashyam Aiyangar (acting)
Succeeded by	V. Bhashyam Aiyangar (acting)
Chief Justice of Madras High Court
In office 1899–1914
Preceded by	Sir Arthur John Hammond Collins
Succeeded by	Sir John Edward Power Wallis
Personal details
Born	1858
Died	6 September 1931
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Occupation	Lawyer
Profession	Advocate-General Chief Justice

White served as the Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency and ex-officio member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1898 to 1899.^[1] He resigned in 1899 following his appointment as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.^[2] In 1914, he was appointed to the Council of India as Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras.^[3]

White was made a Knight Bachelor in 1900.