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  1. John L. Porter

    Use mdy dates date March 2012 Image JohnLPorter1813 1893.jpg thumb right John L. Porter, Chief Naval Constructor of the Confederate States Navy John Luke Porter 1813 December 14, 1893 , whose father was a shipwright at Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth , Virginia, was born in 1813. He became a United States Navy civilian employee during the 1840s and a Naval Constructor in 1859. After resigning from the U.S. Navy in May 1861, he began working for the Confederate States Navy at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Gosport Norfolk Navy Yard , at Portsmouth. He played an important role in the conversion of the scuttled and burned steam frigate USS Merrimack to an ironclad , which became CSS Virginia CSS Virginia when commissioned in February 1862. After the Confederate States Confederates abandoned the Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk area in May 1862, Porter became a Naval Constructor at Richmond, Virginia Richmond , Virginia and later at Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington , North Carolina. He was promoted to Chief Naval Constructor in January 1864 and served in that capacity to the end of the U.S. Civil War , designing many of the South s domestically built warships. Following the conflict, Porter worked in civilian shipbuilding, industry and ferry operations. He died on December 14, 1893. References DANFS Ironclads and Big Guns of the Confederacy The Journal and Letters of John Mercer Brooke. By George M. Brooke Jr. Editor Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John L. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1813 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1893 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John L. Category 1813 births Category 1893 deaths Category Confederate States Navy Category American Civil War industrialists ...   more details



  1. John Porter

    John Porter may refer to John Porter British Polish musician born 1950 , partner of Anita Lipnicka John Porter horseman 1838 1922 , trainer in British Thoroughbred flat racing John Porter ice hockey 1904 c. 1990 , hockey player John Porter Illinois politician born 1935 , Illinois politician, U.S. Representative John Porter musician born 1947 , British guitarist, bassist, and producer John Porter New York 1790 1874 , New York politician John Porter Pennsylvania politician fl. 1810s , Pennsylvania politician, U.S. Representative John Porter sociologist 1921 1979 , Canadian sociologist John Porter settler c. 1605 after 1674 , founding settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island John Addison Porter 1822 1866 , United States professor of chemistry John Addison Porter Secretary to the President 1856 1900 , son of the preceding, first Secretary to the President John Clinton Porter 1872 1959 , California politician, mayor of Los Angeles John L. Porter 1813 1893 , American naval constructor John Porter footballer born 1961 , Scottish footballer John Porter MP died 1660 , English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 John K. Porter 1819 1892 , American lawyer and politician from New York John W. Porter , president of Eastern Michigan University, 1979 1989 See also Jon Porter born 1955 , US Congressman from Nevada John Porter Stakes , British flat horse race, named for the trainer John Porter Porter 1855 1939 , Northern Irish politician hndis Porter, John fr John Porter pt John Porter ...   more details



  1. John Porter-Porter

    John Porter Porter 3 April 1855&ndash 10 August 1939 was a unionist Ireland unionist politician in Northern Ireland . Born John Porter Archdale on 3 April 1855, ref thepeerage.com suggests he was born in the year 1853, but Alumni Cantabrigienses and the http www.proni.gov.uk introduction porter papers.pdf Introduction to the Porter family papers held at PRONI agree in giving the year as 1855. ref Porter Porter adopted his unusual name in 1876 in relation to an inheritance. ref name peerage http thepeerage.com p18995.htm Person Page 18995 , thePeerage.com ref He studied at The King s School, Worcester ref name harbinson John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882 1973 , p.205 ref and Caius College, Cambridge , ref name Venn Venn id ARCL874JP name Archdale or Archdall nowiki post Porter nowiki , John Porter ref then resided at Belle Isle in County Fermanagh . He served as High Sheriff of Longford in 1879, and as High Sheriff of Fermanagh in 1883. ref name peerage Porter Porter was elected to the first Senate of Northern Ireland for the Ulster Unionist Party , despite his lack of political experience. He retired from the Senate in 1937, ref name harbinson and died two years later. ref name peerage References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter Porter, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 3 April 1855 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 10 August 1939 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter Porter, John Category 1855 births Category 1939 deaths Category Alumni of the University of Cambridge Category High Sheriffs of County Fermanagh Category Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1921 1925 Category Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1925 1929 Category Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1929 1933 Category Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1933 1937 Category People educated at King s School, Worcester Category Ulster Unionist Party politicians ...   more details



  1. Brian L. Porter

    Multiple issues wikify November 2010 notability November 2010 orphan February 2009 Brian L. Porter is an England English novelist and poet . He is most notable for his novel A Study in Red The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper , though he has written several other novels. ref cite web url http www.double dragon ebooks.com eAuthor.php?Name Brian 20L. 20Porter title Brian L. Porter publisher double dragon ebooks.com date accessdate 2010 03 18 ref ref cite web url http www.jimstonjournal.com id40.html title Wolf by Brian L. Porter publisher Jimstonjournal.com date accessdate 2010 03 18 ref References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . name Porter, Brian L. alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death place of death NAME Porter, Brian L. DEFAULTSORT Porter, Brian L. Category English novelists Category English poets Category Living people England novelist stub England poet stub ...   more details



  1. L. Aldin Porter

    Infobox LDS biography name L. Aldin Porter birth name Lloyd Aldin Porter birth date Birth date and age 1931 06 30 birth place Salt Lake City , Utah , United States position or quorum1 First Quorum of the Seventy president1 Ezra Taft Benson start date1 start date 1987 04 04 end date1 end date 1989 04 01 end reason1 Transferred to the Second Quorum of the Seventy position or quorum2 Second Quorum of the Seventy president2 Ezra Taft Benson start date2 start date 1989 04 01 end date2 end date 1992 04 06 end reason2 Transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy position or quorum3 First Quorum of the Seventy president3 Ezra Taft Benson start date3 start date 1992 04 06 end date3 end date 2001 10 06 end reason3 Granted general authority emeritus status position or quorum4 Presidency of the Seventy president4 Ezra Taft Benson start date4 start date 1992 08 15 end date4 end date 2001 08 15 end reason4 ... LDSemeritus Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, L. Aldin ALTERNATIVE ... DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, L. Aldin Category 1931 births Category American ... start date5 start date 2001 10 06 Lloyd Aldin Porter born June 30, 1931 has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church since 1987. Porter was born in Salt ... Mission LDS Church Mission of the church. ref Church News , June 22, 1996. ref Porter worked with J ... Falls agency. Porter later served as a counselor in the Boise Idaho Temple Temple president presidency ... Baton Rouge mission. ref name Grampa cite web url http www.gapages.com portela1.htm title L. Lloyd Aldin Porter accessdate 2008 04 05 last first coauthors date work publisher Grampa Bill ref Ezra Taft Benson cut Porter s term as mission president short when he asked Porter to serve in the First Quorum ... general authority emeritus status in 2001. ref name Grampa As a general authority, Porter served ... in many places from Green Bay, Wisconsin to Meridian, Idaho . From 2002 to 2005, Porter served as president ...   more details



  1. Rufus L. Porter

    Rufus L Porter Feb 20, 1897 Feb 1979 was a well regarded poet living in the Pikes Peak region near Cascade, Colorado during the 1950s until his death in 1979. Porter was called the Hard Rock Poet and wrote 3 books Gold Fever The World s Greatest Gold Camp in Picture, Song and Story 48 pages, 1954. The Fiddler from Wilson Creek and Other Western Ballads , about 50 pages, 1954. Pay Dirt More Tales and Ballads about The World s Greatest Gold Camp 60 pages, 1961. All three books were about Victor, the World s Greatest Gold Camp . Porter came to Victor in 1917 to work in the mines. Porter also wrote numerous short poems about the human condition that ordinary people could enjoy. These poems were published in newspapers during the 1950s. One of these poems ends with the following advice Time is the essence of each mortal s heart And those who squander it in foolish ways Will seldom lead in industry or art Or dying be remembered many days. Then let us do our damnedest while we may For time is like the snow that melts away. Porter died in Riverside, California. External links Read http www.vintagecoloradopoetry.us indexporterminer.html A Miner s Thanksgiving Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1897 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1979 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter Category American poets Category 1897 births Category 1979 deaths US poet 1890s stub ...   more details



  1. John Clinton Porter

    For other persons with this name John Porter disambiguation Image Bundesarchiv Bild 102 11865, B rgermeister von Berlin und Los Angeles.jpg thumb right John C. Porter, 1931, at right John Clinton Porter , born in Leon, Iowa April 4, c. 1872 &ndash May 27, 1959 was a United States of America U.S. political figure . He served as the 33rd Mayor of Los Angeles between 1929 and 1933, and ran for re election twice more but was defeated in 1933 by Frank L. Shaw and in 1941 by Fletcher Bowron . He died of a heart and lung condition in Los Angeles, California in 1959, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. Prior History Porter was a senior member of the Ku Klux Klan during its popular resurgence in the early 1920s http www.sandiegohistory.org journal 2000 2 klan.htm References Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials 1850&mdash 1938 , Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles March 1938 Reprinted 1966 http www.sandiegohistory.org journal 2000 2 klan.htm External links Find a Grave 6246 s start s off succession box before George E. Cryer title Mayor of Los Angeles, California years 1929&mdash 1933 after Frank L. Shaw s end LosAngelesMayor Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John Clinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH 1872 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1959 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Clinton Category 1872 births Category 1959 deaths Category Mayors of Los Angeles, California Category Ku Klux Klan members California mayor stub pl John Clinton Porter ...   more details



  1. Fitz John Porter

    Infobox military person name Fitz John Porter birth date birth date 1822 8 31 death date death date and age 1901 5 21 1822 8 31 image File Fitz John Porter.jpg 200px caption Fitz John Porter br photo taken ... Public works commissioner, police commissioner, and fire commissioner NYC Fitz John Porter August 31, 1822 &ndash May 21, 1901 sometimes written FitzJohn Porter or Fitz John Porter was a career United ... of Fitz John Porter court martial . Although Porter served well in the early battles of the Civil ... thumb Union General Fitz John Porter seated in chair and staff After the start of the Civil ... and does not engage Porter s corps was sent to reinforce Maj. Gen. John Pope military officer John ... of Fitz John Porter court martialed for his actions at Second Bull Run . By this time, McClellan ... John M. Schofield exonerated Porter by finding that his reluctance to attack Longstreet probably ... Further reading Commons category Fitz John Porter Hennessy, John J. Return to Bull Run The Campaign ..., Wayne. Porter s Secret Fitz John Porter s Monument Decoded. Portsmouth, New Hampshire Jetty House ... NAME Porter, Fitz John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Union American Civil War Union Union Army ... DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1901 PLACE OF DEATH Morristown, New Jersey DEFAULTSORT Porter, Fitz John Category ... alumni Category Recipients of American presidential pardons ca Fitz John Porter da Fitz John Porter de Fitz John Porter es Fitz John Porter ja ru , ... restored to the army s roll. Early life and career Porter was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire . He came from a family prominent in American naval service his cousins were William D. Porter , David Dixon Porter , and David G. Farragut . But Porter s father, Captain John Porter, was an alcoholic who had been reassigned to land duty. Porter s childhood was chaotic because of his father s illness. ref name Soini9 11 Soini, Porter s Secret, ISBN 978 9828236 8 2 Portsmouth, NH Peter E. Randall ...   more details



  1. John Porter (MP)

    John Porter died ca. 1660 was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England House of Commons in 1640. Porter was the son of John Porter of Lamberhurst , Kent. He entered Lincoln s Inn in November 1621. ref name Lincs http www.archive.org stream studentsadmitted00inne page 156 mode 2up Students admitted to the Inner Temple 1571 1625 ref He became recorder legal office recorder of Madon in Essex. In April 1640, Porter was elected Member of Parliament for Maldon UK Parliament constituency Maldon in the Short Parliament . ref name Willis Cite Notitia Parliamentaria converted 1 part 2 pages 229 239 ref Porter was called to the bench in 1648. ref name Lincs Porter s will was proved at the Probate Court of Canterbury in April 1660. ref National Archives Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills 1384 1858 ref Porter married Mary Bramston daughter of John Bramston, the elder Sir John Bramston chief justice. ref http books.google.com books?id vuVsAAAAMAAJ&pg PA432&lpg PA432&dq 22John Porter 22 recorder Maldon&source bl&ots 4gUhW HAZO&sig iE80GdoC nF8XileqVgeJGYQBxo&hl en&ei her3Te UPMGahQf3sOGeDA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 4&sqi 2&ved 0CCsQ6AEwAw v onepage&q 22John 20Porter 22 20recorder 20Maldon&f false John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 2 ref References Reflist s start s par en succession box title Member of Parliament for Maldon UK Parliament constituency Maldon before Parliament suspended since 1629 with Henry Mildmay years 1640 after Henry Mildmay Sir Henry Mildmay after2 John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene John Clotworthy s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1660 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category Year of birth missing Category 1660 deaths Category Members of the Parliament of England pre 1707 ...   more details



  1. John Porter (musician)

    Other people2 John Porter disambiguation BLP refimprove date November 2010 John Porter born 11 September 1947, Leeds is an English people English musician and record producer . Biography He attended St Michael s School , Allerton Grange School , King s College, London King s College , and Newcastle University . While at Newcastle, Porter met singer Bryan Ferry , and was part of his fledgling band The Gas Board. Ferry s later band Roxy Music had achieved success in the early 1970s, but having had some troubles with bass players, Ferry invited Porter on board to record the 1973 album For Your Pleasure . He did not perform on tour for the album John Gustafson musician John Gustafson took over the live duties. Porter went on to serve as a record producer for many later albums for Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry. Porter is credited with the production of Liverpool s Watt 4 album at Matrix Studios in 1979. He has since produced for Japan band Japan , The Smiths , Billy Bragg , School of Fish , B. B ... Music profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category 1947 births Category Living people Category people ... Category Alumni of Newcastle University es John Porter sv John Porter ... , a founding member of The Cure , stated that Porter was the producer for the second album recorded ... cgi Blah Blah.pl?b cc,m 1122314484 Levinhurst.com ref In 1983, Porter married the British ... Winner 1997 Blues For the Lost Days John Mayall 1997 Deuces Wild B.B. King Grammy Nominee 1997 Se or Blues Taj Mahal Grammy Winner 1998 Smile Like Yours John Lee Hooker 1998 Blues on the Bayou B.B. King Grammy Winner 1998 Silver Tones The Best of John Mayall John Mayall 1999 Moonburn Jon Cleary musician ... Winner 2000 Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down R. L. Burnside Grammy Nominee 2001 Dot Com Blues ... Roxy Music discography Porter is credited on the following Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry works For Your ...   more details



  1. Archer John Porter Martin

    Infobox scientist name Archer John Porter Martin image Archer John Porter Martin Nobel.jpg birth date birth date 1910 3 1 birth place London death date death date and age 2002 7 28 1910 3 1 death place residence citizenship nationality United Kingdom ethnicity field work institutions alma mater Peterhouse, Cambridge doctoral advisor doctoral students known for Chromatography influences influenced prizes Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1952 br The Franklin Institute Awards John Price Wetherill Medal 1959 Archer John Porter Martin , Fellow of the Royal Society FRS ref cite doi 10.1098 rsbm.2004.0012 ref 1 March 1910 28 July 2002 was a United Kingdom British chemist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of partition chromatography with Richard Synge . His father was a General practitioner GP . Martin was educated at Bedford School and University of Cambridge Cambridge University . Working first in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory, he moved to the Dunn Nutritional Laboratory ... . NAME Martin, Archer John Porter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1 March 1910 PLACE OF BIRTH London DATE OF DEATH 28 July 2002 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Martin, Archer John Porter ... bs Archer John Porter Martin ca Archer John Porter Martin cs Archer John Porter Martin da Archer John Porter Martin de Archer J. P. Martin es Archer John Porter Martin fa fr Archer John Porter Martin gd Archer John Porter Martin gl Archer John Porter Martin io Archer John Porter Martin id Archer Martin it Archer John Porter Martin sw A.J.P. Martin nl Archer John Porter Martin ja no Archer John Porter Martin oc Archer John Porter Martin pnb pl Archer Martin pt Archer John Porter Martin ro Archer Martin ru , fi Archer John Porter Martin sv Archer Martin tr Archer John Porter Martin uk vi Archer John Porter Martin yo Archer John Porter Martin zh ...   more details



  1. John Porter (ice hockey)

    MedalTop MedalSport Men s Ice hockey at the Olympic Games ice hockey MedalCountry flag Canada 1921 MedalGold 1928 Winter Olympics 1928 St. Moritz Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics Team competition MedalBottom John Chester Red Porter January 21, 1904 &ndash c. 1990 was a Canada Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics . In 1928 he was a member of the Varsity Blues men s ice hockey team University of Toronto Grads , the Canadian team which won the gold medal. External links http www.databaseolympics.com players playerpage.htm?ilkid PORTEJOH01 John Porter s profile at databaseOlympics.com http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes po john porter 1.html John Porter s profile at Sports Reference.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player DATE OF BIRTH 1904 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category 1904 births Category Year of death missing Category Canadian ice hockey players Category Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Category Ice hockey players at the 1928 Winter Olympics Category Olympic gold medalists for Canada Category Toronto Varsity Blues ice hockey players Category Olympic medalists in ice hockey Canada Winter Olympic medalist stub Canada icehockey player stub de John Porter no John Porter pl John Porter hokeista ...   more details



  1. John K. Porter

    John Kilham Porter January 12, 1819 Waterford town , New York Waterford , Saratoga County, New York April 11, 1892 Waterford, NY was an United States American lawyer and politician from New York . Life He was the son of Dr. Elijah Porter and Mary Lawrence Porter. He graduated from Union College in 1837, with Phi Beta Kappa honors and membership in Kappa Alpha Society The Kappa Alpha Society . He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1846. Early in 1865, he was appointed to the New York Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry R. Selden . In New York state election, 1865 November 1865 , he was elected on the United States Republican Party Republican ticket to the remaining six years of Selden s term, but resigned on December 31, 1867, and returned to private practice in New York City . He helped to prosecute Charles Guiteau for the assassination of James Garfield in 1881. Sources The Descendants of Moses and Sarah Kilham Porter of Pawlet, Vermont with some notice of their ancestors and those of Timothy Hatch, Amy and Lucy Seymour Hatch, Mary Lawrence Porter and Lucretia Bushnell Porter by John Strachan Lawrence F. A. Onderdonk, printer, 1911 Court of Appeals judges at http www.courts.state.ny.us history elecbook thereshallbe pg93.htm New York Court History Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John Kilham ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American judge DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1819 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1892 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Kilham Category 1819 births Category 1892 deaths Category People from Saratoga County, New York Category Union College New York alumni Category New York Court of Appeals judges ...   more details



  1. John Porter (horseman)

    Infobox horseracing personality name John Porter image John Porter, Vanity Fair, 1889 10 12.jpg caption As depicted by Liborio Prosperi in Vanity Fair British magazine 1868 1914 Vanity Fair , 12 October 1889 occupation Racehorse trainer birth place Rugeley , Staffordshire , England birth date birth date df y 1838 03 02 death date death date and age df y 1922 02 21 1838 03 02 career wins 1863 to 1905 br Races won 1063 br Prize Money won 787,583 win & place race 2,000 Guineas Stakes , Newmarket br 1882 Shotover horse Shotover br 1885 Paradox br 1886 Ormonde horse Ormonde br 1891 Common horse Common br 1899 Flying Fox horse Flying Fox br 1,000 Guineas Stakes , Newmarket br 1885 Farewell br 1892 ... updated John Porter 2 March 1838 21 February 1922 was an England English Thoroughbred flat racing ... of Kingsclere Stables near Newbury, Berkshire , Porter was also a founder of Newbury Racecourse and served as its managing Board of Directors director . John Porter retired from racing in 1905. The John Porter Stakes at Newbury Racecourse is a 1 mile race for older horses named in his honor. References http www.horseracinghistory.co.uk hrho action viewDocument?id 976 John Porter at the United Kingdom s National Horseracing Museum John Porter of Kingsclere an Autobiography 1919 Grant Richards Bloodstock Breeders Review, the British Bloodstock Agency External links Commonscat inline John Porter horseman Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... , England DATE OF DEATH 21 February 1922 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category British ... three times. Biography Born in Rugeley , Staffordshire , the National Horseracing Museum says that John Porter was undoubtedly the most successful trainer of the Victorian era . From 1854 to 1855, John Porter worked at Downs House in Stable Lane, Findon, West Sussex . Stable owner Henry Padwick entrusted ... s management. Porter trained horses that won twenty three of the British Classic Races , including ...   more details



  1. John Addison Porter

    Infobox person name John Addison Porter image John Addison Porter, carbon print, 1867.jpg image size alt caption carbon print of John Addison Porter birth date Birth date and age 1822 03 15 birth place Catskill, New York death date Death date and age 1866 08 25 1822 03 15 death place New Haven, Connecticut death cause body discovered resting place resting place coordinates Coord LAT LONG type landmark ... title term spouse Josephine Earl Sheffield children John Addison Porter, Jr. Edgar Sheffield Porter parents Addison Porter and Anne Hogeboom relatives father in law Joseph Earl Sheffield awards signature signature alt signature size footnotes box width John Addison Porter March 15, 1822 August 25 ... where he was professor for 12 years. One of their sons was another John Addison Porter Secretary to the President John Addison Porter , who became the first person to hold the title Secretary to the President ... language German translation by Franz Anton Schiefner the same version used by John Martin Crawford scholar John Martin Crawford for his complete 1888 translation . John Addison Porter Prize main John Addison Porter Prize The John Addison Porter Prize, established in 1872, is a prize at Yale University ... of parts of the Finnish epic, Kalevala Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1822 PLACE OF BIRTH Catskill, New York DATE OF DEATH August 25, 1866 PLACE OF DEATH New Haven, Connecticut DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category ... in 1841. Academic life Porter graduated from Yale Yale College in 1842 and moved to Philadelphia for further ... to take the place of the retiring Professor John Pitkin Norton at Sheffield Scientific School ...?res 9F00E4D7143DE433A25755C1A9649D946197D6CF title J. ADDISON PORTER DEAD. Was Secretary to President ... Selections from the Kalevala, the Great Finnish Epic. 1868 Porter was the first person to translate ... secretary prizes porter title Porter Prize publisher Yale University accessdate 2009 03 16 ref References ...   more details



  1. John Porter Clark

    John Porter Clark 1905 1991 was an American architect. He worked with Albert Frey architect Albert Frey on several projects in Palm Springs, California and was part of the Van Pelt and Lind firm. He has been referred to as a mid century modernist . His own house, the John Porter Clark House 1939 in Palm Springs has been described as being in the International style architecture International Style and as one of the earliest examples of residential Modern architecture in Southern California . ref http www.psmodcom.com 2005 20Awards.html Third Annual Preservation Awards Palm Springs Modern Committee ref Projects John Porter Clark House 1939 Palm Springs References Reflist Persondata NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1905 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1991 PLACE OF DEATH Category 1905 births Category 1991 deaths Category Modernist architects architect stub ...   more details



  1. John Porter Stakes

    Turf race infobox class Group 3 horse race John Porter Stakes image caption location Newbury Racecourse br Newbury, Berkshire Newbury , England inaugurated 1928 race type Flat racing Flat Thoroughbred sponsor Dubai Duty Free website http www.newbury racecourse.co.uk Home Newbury distance 1m 4f 5y 2,419 m track Turf, left handed qualification Four years old and up weight 8 Stone Imperial mass st 11 Pound mass lb 4yo br 8 st 12 lb 5yo small br Allowances br 3 lb for Filly fillies and mare s br Penalties br 7 lb for Group 1 winners br 5 lb for Group 2 winners br 3 lb for Group 3 winners br at 1 mile or over br since August 31 last year small purse Pound sterling 55,000 2012 small br 1st 31,190.50 small bonuses The John Porter Stakes is a Conditions races Group 3 Flat racing flat Horse racing horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred s aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury Racecourse ... to take place each year in April. The event is named in honour of John Porter horseman John Porter ... age was raised to four in 1949. The John Porter Stakes is now sponsored by Dubai Duty Free, and its ... Pat Eddery John L. Dunlop John Dunlop 2 31.21 2000 Yavana s Pace ref label 2000 a a 8 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston racehorse trainer Mark Johnston 2 45.86 2001 Lucido 5 Pat Eddery John L. Dunlop John ... sieger.de galoppsieger sieger?rennkz ENyJoPo&backlink 1 galopp sieger.de John Porter Stakes. http ... Federation of Horseracing Authorities John Porter Stakes 2011 . http www.pedigreequery.com index.php?search bar stakes&query type stakes&field view&id 588 pedigreequery.com John Porter Stakes Newbury. cite book last Abelson first Edward coauthors John Tyrrel title The Breedon Book of Horse ... Harry Wragg 2 44.30 1982 Glint of Gold 4 John Matthias Ian Balding 2 31.85 1983 Diamond Shoal 4 Steve ... John Gosden 2 40.22 2006 Mubtaker 9 Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning 2 33.18 2007 Maraahel 6 Richard ... 4 Ryan L. Moore Ryan Moore Michael Stoute Sir Michael Stoute 2 30.58 2011 Indian Days 6 Tom ...   more details



  1. John Porter (footballer)

    Infobox football biography playername John Porter image caption fullname John Stewart Porter dateofbirth birth date and age 1961 09 27 df y cityofbirth Edinburgh countryofbirth Scotland dateofdeath cityofdeath countryofdeath height position Forward association football Forward currentclub youthyears1 youthclubs1 Hutchinson Vale youthyears2 youthclubs2 Salveson Boys Club years1 1980 1982 clubs1 Heart of Midlothian F.C. Hearts caps1 0 goals1 0 years3 1982 1983 clubs3 Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic caps3 27 goals3 6 years4 1983 clubs4 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic caps4 goals4 years5 clubs5 Berwick Rangers F.C. Berwick Rangers caps5 21 goals5 3 years6 clubs6 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic caps6 goals6 years7 1984 1986 clubs7 East Fife F.C. East Fife caps7 38 goals7 8 years8 1986 1987 clubs8 St. George Saints Football Club St. George caps8 19 goals8 1 years9 1987 clubs9 Warringah Freshwater caps9 goals9 years11 1988 1992 clubs11 Rockdale Ilinden ... nationalteam update John Stewart Porter is a Scotland Scottish former Association football footballer ... Persondata . NAME Porter, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer DATE OF BIRTH 1961 09 27 PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh , Scotland DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category 1961 births Category Living people Category Sportspeople from Edinburgh Category Association ... Database P publisher ozfootball.net accessdate 2009 10 23 ref Playing career Youth football Porter ... Athletic . While at Forfar Porter played 27 times scoring six goals. He then transferred to Berwick ... Fife where he spent two years. ref name ozf1 Australia In 1986 Porter emigrated to Australia where ... leaving St. George Porter played for a number of NSW Premier League clubs. ref name ozf1 Coaching career Porter began coaching with Sutherland Sharks Football Club Sutherland in the NSW Premier ... ozf1 References reflist http www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com player5 stewartporter.htm Stewart Porter ...   more details



  1. John Porter Hatch

    Infobox military person name John Porter Hatch birth date Birth date 1822 1 9 death date Death date and age 1901 4 12 1822 1 9 birth place Oswego, New York death place New York City , New York placeofburial Arlington National Cemetery placeofburial label Place of burial image File John P Hatch.jpg 150px caption John Porter Hatch nickname allegiance United States United States of America br Union American Civil War Union branch United States Army br Union Army serviceyears 1845 1886 rank File Union army maj gen rank insignia.jpg 35px Brevet Major general United States Major General Volunteer Army br File Union army col rank insignia.jpg 35px Colonel United States Colonel Regular Army commands Cavalry, V Corps br 1st Division, I Corps br 2nd U.S. Cavalry unit 3rd U.S. Infantry, 1845 1846 br Mounted Rifles 1845 60 br Union Army 1861 1865 br 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1864 81 br 2nd U.S. Cavalry 1881 86. battles Mexican American War br American Civil War br First Battle of Manassas First Bull Run br Battle of Winchester I Winchester br Second Battle of Manassas Second Bull Run br Battle of South Mountain ... brigades in the attack under a heavy fire from the enemy. John Porter Hatch January 9, 1822 &ndash ... 2008 08 07 Persondata NAME Hatch, John Porter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States ... OF DEATH New York City , New York DEFAULTSORT Hatch, John Porter Category Army Medal of Honor recipients ... 1901 deaths nl John Porter Hatch pt John Porter Hatch ... in Oswego, New York Oswego , New York N. Y. , a son of Moses Porter and Hannah Reed Hatch. He graduated ... of army commander John Pope military officer John Pope for two failed cavalry raids, he was reassigned ... division. He was in charge of operations on John s Island, South Carolina, in July and led the Federal ... County Historical Society. John P. Hatch died in New York City in the spring of 1901. He was buried ... War Medal of Honor recipients G L H List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients G L List ...   more details



  1. John Porter (New York)

    John Porter October 24, 1790 Hadley, Massachusetts Hadley , Hampshire County, Massachusetts February 3, 1874 Auburn, New York Auburn , Cayuga County, New York was an American politician from New York . Life He graduated from Williams College in 1810. Then he studied law in Albany, New York , was admitted to the bar in 1815, and commenced practice in Auburn. He was District Attorney of Cayuga County from 1821 to 1828. In 1825, he married Abigail M. Phillips 1800 1886 , a niece of Congressman Gurdon S. Mumford 1764 1831 , and they had five children. He was Surrogate of Cayuga County from 1828 to 1836. He was a member of the New York State Senate 6th D. from 1843 to 1846, sitting in the 66th New York State Legislature 66th , 67th New York State Legislature 67th , 68th New York State Legislature 68th and 69th New York State Legislature s. He was buried at the Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn. His son Charles Talbot Porter 1826 1910 was an inventor of mechanical devices, and received the John Fritz Medal in 1909. His daughter Anna Phillips Porter 1828 1910 was married to Alonzo Glover Beardsley 1820 1906 , son of State Senator John Beardsley New York John Beardsley 1783 1857 . Sources http books.google.com books?id E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg PA134 The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough pages 134f, 144, 371 and 412 Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858 http books.google.com.br books?id 8CBMAAAAYAAJ&pg PA226 History of Western Massachusetts by Josiah Gilbert Holand Springfield MA, 1855 Vol. II, pg.226 http books.google.com.br books?id NY4aAAAAYAAJ&pg PA313 Williams Biographical Annals by Calvin Durfee 1871 pg. 313f http www.auburnhistoricproperties.org upload pdf Beardsley 20final.pdf Beardsley genealogy External links Find a Grave 41265271 John Porter s start s par us ny sen succession ... District Class 4 years 1843 1846 after Abraham Gridley s end Persondata NAME Porter, John ALTERNATIVE ... OF DEATH February 3, 1874 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category 1790 births Category 1874 ...   more details



  1. John Porter (sociologist)

    Unreferenced date February 2010 Essay like article date February 2010 John Arthur Porter November 12 ... as a professor, and later, as department chairman, dean and academic vice president. Porter was also visiting professor at Harvard and the University of Toronto . Early life At 15 John Porter s father ... A1ARTA0006420 Porter, John Arthur The Canadian Encyclopedia http uregina.ca gingrich d7f99.htm ... with John Porter CBC Archives Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John ALTERNATIVE ... 15, 1979 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category 1921 births Category 1979 deaths Category ... sociologists in Canada. Porter was born in Vancouver and completed his education at the London School ... a short while of wrestling with his own poverty induced depression, Porter s father abandoned his family. John who had left high school in Vancouver was never able to return as he searched and worked ..., he continued his studies informally with his mother a schoolteacher. War broke out and in 1941 Porter ... and intelligent welfare state. Reflecting upon his time as the LSE Porter notes that he was most ... Class and Power in Canada , Porter s most important work, was published in 1965 by University of Toronto ... , economic and political elites in Canada. Porter was concerned with challenging the image that Canada was a classless society with no barriers to opportunity. Porter concludes The Vertical Mosaic ..., there can at least be open recruitment from all classes into the elite. p. 558 . Porter argues that Marxist ... of class in modern industrial society p.  25 . Porter rejects power as the basis for social class, with the observation that conflict between those with power and the powerless is nonexistent. Porter ... institutional systems of modern society. Porter describes elites in the following way ...individuals ... who have the capacity to introduce change... p. 27 . Legacy Porter s analysis is essentially Structural ... Porter to develop his model. Notably, it was against his work that scholars in the 1970s began to develop ...   more details



  1. John Porter (settler)

    Infobox person name John Porter other names birth date c. 1605 birth place parents death date after 25 ... Odding br 2 Herodias Gardiner Herodias Long Gardiner children Hannah John Porter was an early ... Odding, married another compact signer, Philip Sherman . Life John Porter, born roughly 1605, arrived ... settler George Gardiner . In October 1667 an indictment was made against Mr. John Porter of Narragansett ... Compact, Philip Sherman . Sfn Austin p 155 Notable descendants of John Porter include Commodore ... date August 2011 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category 1605 births Category Year of death unknown Category American ... in the Massachusetts Bay Colony until he became a supporter of the dissident ministers John Wheelwright ..., and forced to leave the colony. Porter joined List of early settlers of Rhode Island Founders ... Portsmouth . Here Porter became very active in civic affairs, serving on numerous committees over ... Assistants to the Governor. In 1658 Porter joined List of early settlers of Rhode Island Pettaquamscutt ... court impounded Porter s estate until he made restitution, which he did within a few months. Porter ... not have married her, she did cosign several deeds with him in 1671. Porter had only one known child ... John Wheelwright and Anne Hutchinson , signing a petition in support of Wheelwright. Sfn Austin p 155 Following the banishment of these two individuals from the Massachusetts colony, Porter and many .... Sfn Austin p 155 File Portsmouth Compact document.jpg thumb left Portsmouth Compact with Porter s signature ... a group of them , including Porter, signed what is sometimes called the Portsmouth Compact ... 3 Porter was in Portsmouth by May 1638 when he was present at a general meeting, and a year later was ordered ... Porter was very active in the colony, serving on a multitude of committees, and in other civic .... Sfn Transcript of Royal Charter In January 1658 Porter joined a List of early settlers ...   more details



  1. John Porter (Illinois politician)

    Other people2 John Porter disambiguation Distinguish2 Jon Porter , a later serving United States Representative from Nevada Infobox congressman name John Edward Porter image name John Edward Porter.jpg state Illinois district Illinois 10th congressional district 10th party Republican Party United States Republican term January 22, 1980 January 3, 2001 preceded Abner J. Mikva succeeded Mark Kirk birth date Birth date and age 1935 6 1 mf y birth place Evanston, Illinois alma mater Northwestern University br University of Michigan Law School religion spouse profession Lawyer Attorney John Edward Porter born June 1, 1935 is a former United States Representative from Illinois . Porter was born in Evanston, Illinois , was educated in public schools, and then attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology for one year before receiving a Bachelor of Science B.S. and Bachelor of Arts B.A. from Northwestern University in 1957. He then received his Juris Doctor J.D. degree with distinction at the University of Michigan Law School in 1961, and was admitted to the Illinois bar that same year. He also served in United States Army Reserves from 1958 to 1964. He served two years in the United States Department of Justice in the Honor Law Graduate Program from 1961 to 1963. He entered private practice ..., Biographical Sketch of Representatives John Edward Porter, pg. 69 ref then by running an unsuccessful ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Porter, John Edward ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American ... DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Edward Category 1935 births Category Living people Category Northwestern ... Category Illinois lawyers Category People from Evanston, Illinois fr John Edward Porter ... Abner J. Mikva . When Mikva resigned from Congress in 1979, Porter won a special election to succeed ...?id 4368 , and a trustee for the Brookings Institution. Porter is a member of the Institute ... of the RAND Corporation, the American Heart Association and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ...   more details



  1. John Porter (Pennsylvania politician)

    Other people2 John Porter disambiguation John Porter was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from December 8, 1806, to March 4, 1811. He was born in Pennsylvania, but his birth date is unknown. He was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Ninth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Michael Leib . He was then re elected to the Tenth United States Congress Tenth and Eleventh United States Congress Eleventh Congresses. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1801 to 1805. ref cite web last Cox first Harold title Senate Members C publisher Wilkes University work Wilkes University Election Statistics Project date url http staffweb.wilkes.edu harold.cox legis SC.html ref References reflist External links http bioguide.congress.gov scripts biodisplay.pl?index P000443 Congressional biography s start USRepSuccessionBox state Pennsylvania district 1 before Joseph Clay br Michael Leib br and br Jacob Richards after William Anderson Pennsylvania William Anderson br Adam Seybert br and br James Milnor years 1806 1811 br 1806 1808 alongside Joseph Clay and Jacob Richards br 1808 1809 alongside Jacob Richards and Benjamin Say br 1809 1811 alongside William Anderson Pennsylvania William Anderson and Adam Seybert s end DEFAULTSORT Porter, John Category Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Category Pennsylvania State Senators Category Pennsylvania Democratic Republicans Category 19th century American people Pennsylvania Representative stub ...   more details



  1. John Porter East

    Infobox Senator honorific prefix name John Porter East honorific suffix image John Porter East.jpg jr sr United States Senator state North Carolina alongside Jesse Helms term start January 3, 1981 term end June 29, 1986 preceded Robert Burren Morgan succeeded James Thomas Broyhill birth date birth date 1931 5 5 birth place Springfield, Illinois death date death date and age 1986 6 29 1931 5 5 death place Greenville, North Carolina nationality United States American party Republican Party United States Republican relations children residence alma mater Earlham College br University of Florida br University of Illinois occupation signature website footnotes John Porter East May 5, 1931 June 29, 1986 was a United States Republican Party Republican United States Senate U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1981 until his suicide in 1986. A paraplegic since 1955, because of polio , East was a professor of political science at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina ... unclear at his North Carolina home. Early life and education John Porter East was born in Springfield ... Reflist CongBio E000017 http digital.lib.ecu.edu historyfiction document msj entire.html John Porter ... John Porter East s grave site s start s par us sen U.S. Senator box class 3 state North Carolina ... 1986 s end USSenNC Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME East, John Porter ALTERNATIVE ... from Greenville, North Carolina NorthCarolina politician stub de John Porter East sv John Porter ... news last Clifford first Garry title It s Still An Uphill Struggle but Senator John East Persisted ... to Greenville, NC Greenville with his aide, John Petree, and arrived home about noon on Saturday. Petree ... N.C. Sen. John East is apparent suicide, The Stars and Stripes European edition , June 30, 1986, p1 ... DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1986 PLACE OF DEATH Greenville, North Carolina DEFAULTSORT East, John Porter Category 1931 births Category 1986 deaths Category Academics who committed suicide Category ...   more details




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