| PORTER (Soundex
P636)
— See also
DEPORTER,
PEARTREE,
PERTER,
PORIER,
PORSTER,
PORT,
PORTE,
PORTEN,
PORTERA,
PORTERFIELD,
PORTERIE,
PRATER,
PRATHER,
PROTHERO,
PROTTER,
PROYTER,
SHEA-PORTER.
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Porter, C. A. —
of Colmesneil, Tyler
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Mrs. C. B. —
of Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, C. F. (b. 1861) —
of Wilmot, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in New Haven, Addison
County, Vt., October
24, 1861.
Republican. Farm
implement dealer; banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Porter, C. Fred —
of Iowa.
Iowa
state auditor, 1932-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, C. G. —
of Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Burgess
of Springdale, Pennsylvania, 1923.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, C. S. —
of Fox Lake, Dodge
County, Wis.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Carley V. —
of Compton, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Carol —
Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 2010.
Female.
Still living as of 2010.
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Porter, Charles —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles —
of Hagerstown, Wayne
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles —
of Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Porter, Charles —
of Warrenton, Fauquier
County, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Porter, Charles —
of Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Porter, Charles A. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1872-74.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles A. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884
(alternate), 1888,
1900;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 5th District, 1891-96.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles A. —
of Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Republican. Postmaster at Danielson,
Conn., 1899-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles B. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly, 1861-63 (8th District 1861-62, 10th District
1862-63).
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Mrs. Charles B. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1948.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles H. —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Mayor of
Quincy, Mass., 1889.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles Howell
(1833-1897) —
of Virginia.
Born in New York, 1833.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1869-73.
Died in 1897
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cairo
Cemetery, Cairo, N.Y.
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Porter, Charles J. —
of Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Postmaster at Bethel,
Conn., 1886-90, 1894-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles J. —
of Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Postmaster at Madison,
S.Dak., 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles L. —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Whig. Postmaster at Hartford,
Conn., 1841-43.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles Orlando
(1919-2006) —
also known as Charles O. Porter —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Klamath Falls, Klamath
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1957-61; defeated, 1954,
1960, 1966, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., January
1, 2006 (age 86 years, 272
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Eugene, Ore.
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Porter, Charles R. —
of Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Candidate for Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Charles W. (b.
1849) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt., July 11,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Vermont, 1884-90.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Chester Winfield —
of North Western, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1892-93 (Oneida County 3rd District 1892, Oneida
County 2nd District 1893).
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Chris L. —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Porter, Claude E. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Adrian, Mich., 1949-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Claude R.
(1872-1946) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 8,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1896-1900; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for secretary
of state of Iowa, 1898; member of Iowa
state senate, 1900-04; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1906, 1910, 1918 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1912
(delegation chair; speaker),
1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1914-18; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1920, 1926; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1928-46.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
17, 1946 (age 74 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Porter and Hannah (Rodman) Porter; married, December
27, 1899, to Maude Boutin. |
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Porter, Cloyd A. —
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly 43rd District; elected 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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Porter, Curtis E. —
of Broome
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, D. C. —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Texarkana, Tex., 1889-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, D. F. —
of Utah.
Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, D. Price —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Democrat. Postmaster at Jackson,
Miss., 1893-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Dan D. —
of Marshall, Saline
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1940, 1944; candidate for Missouri
state treasurer, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Daniel —
of Orange, Orange
County, Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel See J.
Daniel Porter |
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Porter, Daniel B. —
of Norton Township (now Norton Shores), Muskegon
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Norton Township, Michigan, 1908, 1917; defeated, 1913
(Progressive), 1914, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Daniel S. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1868.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Daniel S. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Daniel W. —
of Mound City, Holt
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1900,
1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, David (1780-1843) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in 1780.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; captain of the United
States frigate Essex, the the first
U.S. war vessel to carry the Stars and Stripes in a naval battle,
March 25, 1813; U.S. Consul General in Algiers, 1830-31; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Turkey, 1831-39; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1839-43, died in office 1843.
Died in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey,
March
3, 1843 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Woodlands
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Porter, David —
of Missouri.
Delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 18th District,
1845-46.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, David —
U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Mexico, 1859.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, David —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Maryland.
U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1873-77.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, David —
Constitution candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Porter, David —
of Travis
County, Tex.
Republican. Texas
railroad commissioner; elected 2010; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Porter, David —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 8th District, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Porter, David F. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, David N. —
of Thompson, Windham
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Thompson; elected 1902, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, David Rittenhouse
(1788-1867) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
31, 1788.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1819; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1836-38; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1839-45.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
6, 1867 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Porter, David Stewart
(1909-1989) —
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
23, 1909.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1966-79; took
senior status 1979.
Died January
5, 1989 (age 79 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, DeForest —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1883-84, 1886-88; defeated, 1885.
Burial location unknown.
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Dick See Richard
D. Porter |
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Porter, Don —
of Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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See Donald J. Porter |
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Porter, Donald D. —
of McMinnville, Yamhill
County, Ore.
Mayor
of McMinnville, Ore., 1981-83.
Still living as of 1983.
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Porter, Donald J.
(1921-2003) —
also known as Don Porter —
of Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born March
24, 1921.
Democrat. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1955-56; justice of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1977-79.
Died February
17, 2003 (age 81 years, 330
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, DuBose (b. 1953) —
of Dublin, Laurens
County, Ga.
Born October
2, 1953.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1983-2010; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 2010; Georgia
Democratic state chair, 2013-.
Still living as of 2015.
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Porter, Dwight Johnson
(1916-2006) —
also known as Dwight J. Porter —
Born in Shawnee, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., April
12, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Ambassador
to Lebanon, 1965-70.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., June 4,
2006 (age 90 years, 53
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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