Gilchrist Porter
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Gilchrist Porter was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Windsor, near Fredericksburg, Virginia
, Porter received a limited schooling.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bowling Green, Missouri
.
Porter was elected as a Whig
to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.
Porter was elected as an Opposition Party
candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Thirty-fourth Congress).
Circuit judge 1866-1880.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Hannibal, Missouri
, November 1, 1894.
He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Windsor, near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...
, Porter received a limited schooling.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bowling Green, Missouri
Bowling Green, Missouri
Bowling Green is a city in Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,260 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.Ameren's Peno Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator power plant, is located in Bowling Green....
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Porter was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.
Porter was elected as an Opposition Party
Opposition Party (United States)
The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....
candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Thirty-fourth Congress).
Circuit judge 1866-1880.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606...
, November 1, 1894.
He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.