Alexander Porter
Alexander Porter | |
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U.S. Senator from Louisiana | |
| In office December 19, 1833 – January 5, 1837 March 4, 1843 – January 13, 1844[a] | |
| Preceded by | Josiah S. Johnston, Charles Magill Conrad |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Mouton, Henry Johnson |
| Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
| In office 1821–1833 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Derbigny |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Bullard |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1816-1818 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 24, 1785 planter |
Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785 – January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as
Biography
Early life
Born in County Donegal, Ireland, Alexander Porter immigrated to the U.S. in 1801 with an uncle, who settled in Nashville, Tennessee. He received a limited schooling, but attended the now-defunct Clemenceau College. He "read the law" as an apprentice and was admitted to the bar in 1807.
Career
In 1807, he commenced practice in
Alexander Porter served as a Louisiana Supreme Court justice from 1821 to 1833. In 1833, he was selected as a Whig to the United States Senate by the state legislature, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Josiah S. Johnston. Porter served from December 19, 1833, until January 5, 1837, when he resigned due to ill health.
Porter returned to St. Mary Parish to practice law and manage his plantation,
Alexander Porter died in 1844. His remains were interred in Nashville City Cemetery, the location of the grave of his young wife, Evilina (Baker) Porter (1797-1819).[3]
See also
Sources
- ^ Was elected by the Louisiana Legislature to serve in the Senate for the term beginning March 4, 1843. Was unable to take his seat due to ill health, and never presented credentials to qualify for the seat. The Senate does not consider him to have served as Senator during this time, and lists a seat vacancy from March 4, 1843 to February 12, 1844.[1]
- ^ Senators from Louisiana
- ^ StoppingPoints.com. "Alexander Porter Historical Marker".
- ^ OaklawnManor.com, accessed April 22, 2016.
External links
- United States Congress. "Alexander Porter (id: P000436)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Alexander Porter at Find a Grave
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