William Patterson White

Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1884, William Patterson White was an American writer remembered for Western fiction. Reliable catalog and biographical sources connect him with a long run of novels and stories that circulated in the early decades of the 20th century, and public-domain listings show that many of his works remained widely available.

His best-known titles include The Rider of Golden Bar, Hidden Trails, The Owner of the Lazy D, Lynch Lawyers, and The Heart of the Range. The surviving record suggests a prolific career centered on action-driven frontier tales, with cattle country, outlaws, lawmen, and rugged landscapes at the heart of his fiction.

Some biographical details vary across sources, so it is safest to say that he was born in January 1884 and died in 1954. No suitable verified portrait image was confirmed during this search, so none is included here.