Porter, James Madison, 1793-1862
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Fuller Name
- James Madison
Variants
- Porter, J. M. (James Madison), 1793-1862
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1793-01-06
Death Date
- 1862-11-11
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Pennsylvania. Militia
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1826
- Affiliation End: 1852
- Organization: Lafayette College (Easton, Northampton County, Pa.)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1838
- Organization: Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention (1837-1838)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1847
- Organization: Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1849
- Organization: Pennsylvania. General Assembly
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1853
- Affiliation End: 1856
- Organization: Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Belvidere Delaware Railroad Company
Birth Place
- Norristown (Pa.)
Associated Language
- English
Occupation
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Sources
- found: nuc89-33814: Porter, R. Report of the trial and acquittal ... 1827(hdg. on LCP rept.: Porter, James Madison, 1793-1862; usage: James Madison Porter)
- found: LC data base, 4-25-90(hdg.: Porter, James Madison, 1793-1862)
- found: Porter, James Madison. An address to the mechanics of Easton, Pennsylvania, delivered at their request, 1835:title page (James Madison Porter) page [3] (James M. Porter, esquire) page [4] (Address, by James M. Porter; orator of the day, J.M. Porter, esq.; J.M. Porter)
- found: Who was who in America, 1607-1896:(Porter, James Madison, secretary of war, railroad president; born near Norristown, Pa., Jan. 6, 1793; raised volunteer company, Philadelphia, 1813, commd. 2d lt.; continued military service in Pennsylvania Militia, reached rank of col.; admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1813; founder of Lafayette College (chartered 1826), Easton, Pennsylvania, pres., board of trustees, 1826-1852, professor of jurisprudence and political econ., 1837-1852; member Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1838; pres. judge 12th Judicial District, 1839-1840; U.S. Sec. of War ad interim, 1843-1844 (Senate refused to ratify his nomination); elected to Pennsylvania Legislature, 1849; pres.judge 22d Judicial District, 1853-1855; 1st pres. Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad (chartered 1847), name changed to L V. R. R. 1853, pres. 1853-1856; pres. Belvidere Delaware Railroad; died Easton, Nov. 11, 1862)
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Change Notes
- 1990-04-25: new
- 2019-03-09: revised
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