| PORTER (Soundex
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— 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, J. B. —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-38.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, J. D. (d. 1907) —
of Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County, 1895-96;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1907; died in office 1907.
Died in 1907.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, J. Daniel —
of Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lebanon,
1956; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Lebanon; elected
1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, J. Elmer —
of Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, J. J. —
of Pennsylvania.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, J. Ness —
of Hancock
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1915-18;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1921-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, J. O. —
of Mulberry, Crawford
County, Ark.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Porter, J. R. —
of San Marcos, Hays
County, Tex.
Mayor
of San Marcos, Tex., 1893-95, 1900-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, J. W. —
of Suggsville, Clarke
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Jack —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Porter, Jack R. —
of Forrest City, St.
Francis County, Ark.
Mayor
of Forrest City, Ark., 1952-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1814-15.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James (1787-1839) —
of New York.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., April
18, 1787.
Democrat. Member of New York state legislature, 1814; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1817-19.
Died February
7, 1839 (age 51 years, 295
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Porter, James Davis, Jr.
(1828-1912) —
also known as James D. Porter, Jr. —
of Tennessee.
Born in Henry
County, Tenn., December
7, 1828.
Democrat. Governor of
Tennessee, 1875-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1880;
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, 1885-87; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1893-94.
Died May 18,
1912 (age 83 years, 163
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Paris, Tenn.
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Porter, James E.
(1857-1946) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Cass
County, Mo., August
23, 1857.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1910-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
26, 1946 (age 88 years, 246
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Porter, James Edward —
also known as James E. Porter —
of Hancock
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1962,
1964, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Porter, James H. —
of Oakland (now part of Manchester), Hartford
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Oakland,
Conn., 1843-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James H. —
of Conwayboro (now Conway), Horry
County, S.C.
Republican. Postmaster at Conwayboro,
S.C., 1881-82; Conway,
S.C., 1882-91.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James H. —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James L. —
of Midland, Beaver
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Midland,
Pa., 1930-34 (acting, 1930).
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James Leiper —
also known as James L. Porter —
of Cecil
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Cecil County, 1805-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James Madison
(1793-1862) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
6, 1793.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; law
professor; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1843-44; member of Pennsylvania state
legislature, 1849.
Presbyterian.
Founder,
in 1826, of Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
11, 1862 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Porter, James P. —
of Michigan.
Secretary
of state of Michigan, 1861-66.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James S. —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James W. —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1843.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, James W. (d.
1959) —
Justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1948-59; died in office 1959.
Died December
9, 1959.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Jeffrey —
of Berrien
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 43rd District, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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Porter, Jesse E. —
of West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Mayor
of West Helena, Ark., 1955-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Jessie C. —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1922; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Jhana —
of Stafford, Stafford
County, Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Porter, Jimmie —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Porter, John —
of Lebanon, New London
County, Conn.
Connecticut
state comptroller, 1793-1806.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1806-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John (d. 1873) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Massachusetts.
Lawyer;
Cayuga
County District Attorney, 1821-28; Cayuga
County Surrogate, 1829-36; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1843-46.
Died in October, 1873.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John —
of Cambria
County, Pa.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Cambria County, 1869-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Mrs. John —
of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Porter, John —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John —
Green. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Still living as of 2012.
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Porter, John A. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1897-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John A. —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John A. —
of Michigan.
Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for Wayne State
University board of governors, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Porter, John B. —
of Olney, Richland
County, Ill.
Republican. Postmaster at Olney,
Ill., 1922-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John C. —
of Rexburg, Madison
County, Idaho.
Mayor
of Rexburg, Idaho, 1974-90.
Still living as of 1990.
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Porter, John Clinton
(1871-1959) —
also known as John C. Porter —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa, 1871.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; automobile
accessories business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929-33; defeated, 1933, 1941.
Christian.
Petitions for his recall
as mayor were filed in 1932; petitioners, led by his political
adversaries on city council, charged that "the Mayor is incompetent,
inefficient
and unsatisfactory"
and that he "has brought ridicule and insult to Los Angeles and its
citizenry by his conduct." The recall, and nine candidates who sought
to replace him, was defeated.
Died, of a lung and heart
condition, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 27,
1959 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Porter, John D. —
of Berlin, Green Lake
County, Wis.
Mayor
of Berlin, Wis., 1861-63.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John Edward (b.
1935) —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., June 1,
1935.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1970; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1973-79; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1980-2001; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Porter, John F., Jr. —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Democrat. Candidate for Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 3rd District, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John G. —
of Barton
County, Mo.
Prohibition candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Barton County, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John J. —
of Minnesota.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 17, 1862-63; member of
Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1864-65.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John K. —
of Coalsmouth, Va. (now St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.).
Democrat. Postmaster at Coalsmouth,
Va., 1838-39.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John K. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Judge
of New York Court of Appeals, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John L. —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Mayor
of Frostburg, Md., 1879-80.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John Redmond —
of Douglas
County, Neb.
Member
Nebraska territorial council, 1858-59, 1864-66.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John T. —
of Watsonville, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John W. (born
c.1821) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in South Carolina, about 1821.
Merchant;
auctioneer;
mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1853-55.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John W. —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John W. —
of Brunswick, Frederick
County, Md.
Republican. Postmaster at Brunswick,
Md., 1897-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, John W.
(1931-2012) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School
teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-79; first
African-American state school superintendent; president,
Eastern Michigan University, 1979-89.
United
Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Died June 27,
2012 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Jon —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 31st District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Porter, Jon C. (b. 1955) —
of Boulder City, Clark
County, Nev.; Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, May 16,
1955.
Republican. Mayor, Boulder City, Nev., 1987-91; member of Nevada
state senate, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 3rd District, 2003-; defeated, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Porter, Joseph —
of Gloucester
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1827-28,
1837-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Joseph —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Josiah —
of East Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County 2nd District, 1849-50.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Josiah —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1869.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter, Judith M. —
of Bowie, Prince
George's County, Md.
Republican. Postmaster at Bowie,
Md., 1956-59 (acting, 1956-58).
Female.
Still living as of 1959.
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Porter, Julia B. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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