| 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, G. A. —
of Kenova, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Postmaster at Kenova,
W.Va., 1916-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, G. E. —
of Allegany
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Allegany County, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, G. U. —
Not U.S. citizen; U.S. Consular Agent in St. Stephen, 1863-69.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Gary —
of North Dakota.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
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Porter, Gary L. —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1974-75.
Still living as of 1975.
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Porter, George —
of Montana.
Montana
state auditor, 1920-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George A. —
U.S. Consul in Constantinople, 1837-49.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George A. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George Bryan
(1791-1834) —
also known as George B. Porter —
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
9, 1791.
Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1824-29; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1827; Governor
of Michigan Territory, 1831-34; died in office 1834.
Presbyterian.
Died in a cholera
epidemic in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 6,
1834 (age 43 years, 147
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Porter, George C. —
Socialist. Candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George C. —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 30th District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George C.
(1903-1967) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, December
9, 1903.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; died
in office 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter; married, March 4,
1931, to Bessie Thelma Burkett. |
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Porter, George D. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George F. (b.
1832) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1832.
Member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1891-92.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George L. —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Whig. Postmaster at Cape
Girardeau, Mo., 1843-45.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George McCandless
(1835-1864) —
of Hancock
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in 1835.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Hancock County, 1861.
Died in 1864
(age about
29 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George P. —
of Montana.
Republican. Montana
state treasurer, 1945-49.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George W. —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Democrat. Postmaster at Harrisburg,
Pa., 1857-61.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George W. —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George W. —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George W. —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Mayor
of Medford, Ore., 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, George W. W. —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1897-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Gilchrist
(1817-1894) —
of Missouri.
Born in Virginia, 1817.
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1851-53, 1855-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in 1894
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
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Porter, Glenn M. —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Republican. Real estate
dealer; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1916-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Gregory W. —
of Indiana.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 2000;
member, Credentials Committee, 2020.
Still living as of 2020.
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Porter, Guy J. —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Candidate for Iowa
state house of representatives from Scott County, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, H. D. —
of Sentinel, Washita
County, Okla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, H. J. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Harold M. —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Porter, Harry L. —
of Marceline, Linn
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Helen —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Porter, Henry —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 6th District, 1835.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Henry —
of Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Connellsville,
Pa., 1879-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Henry B. —
of Richardson
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1860-61.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Henry Kirke
(1840-1921) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., November
24, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; locomotive
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 31st District, 1903-05;
defeated, 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1921 (age 80 years, 137
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Porter, Henry L. —
of Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Berlin,
Conn., 1885, 1901-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Henry N. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1882.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Henry R. —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Mayor
of Auburn, Maine, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Hiram —
of Louisville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1860.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Horace
(1837-1921) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., April
15, 1837.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor for action at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863; executive
secretary to Pres. Ulysses
S. Grant, 1869-73; vice-president, Pullman Palace Car Co. (railroad
cars); president, New York West Shore & Buffalo Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to France, 1897-1905.
Member, Union
League.
Died May 29,
1921 (age 84 years, 44
days).
Interment at Old
First Methodist Churchyard, West Long Branch, N.J.
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Porter, Horace —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Riverside, Calif., 1918-21.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Howard C. —
of Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hebron, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Mrs. Howard C. —
of Falls
Church, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Porter, Hubert E. V. —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1928-32;
defeated (Law Preservation), 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Ira L. —
of Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952,
1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Irving A. —
of Hillside, Cook
County, Ill.
Postmaster at Hillside,
Ill., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Ithamar —
Liberal. Candidate for New York
state senate 38th District, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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