Person:James Porter (69)

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James Madison Porter, Esq.
b.6 Jan 1793 Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
d.11 Nov 1862 Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Charlotte Porter1778 - 1850
  2. Harriet Porter1788 - 1864
  3. Gov. David Rittenhouse Porter, 9th Governor of Pennsylvania1788 - 1867
  4. George Bryan Porter, 3rd Territorial Governor of Michigan1791 - 1834
  5. James Madison Porter, Esq.1793 - 1862
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  James Madison Porter, Esq.1793 - 1862
  • W.  Eliza Michler - 1866
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Facts and Events
Name[1] James Madison Porter, Esq.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 6 Jan 1793 Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage to Eliza Michler
Death[1] 11 Nov 1862 Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James Madison Porter, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    includes sources, last accessed Oct 2023.

    James Madison Porter (January 6, 1793 – November 11, 1862) served as the 18th United States Secretary of War and a founder of Lafayette College.

    Porter began his career studying law in 1809 and later became a clerk in the prothonotary's office in an effort to manage a volunteer militia company at Fort Mifflin. Porter was admitted to the bar in 1813 and later appointed to attorney general for Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was a professor of jurisprudence and political economy at Lafayette College (1837-1852), a judge of the twelfth judicial district (1839), ad interim U.S. Secretary of War under President John Tyler (1843), and was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1849. ...

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