Peter B. Porter, Jr.

Peter B. Porter, Jr.
Speaker of the House New York Assembly
In office January l, 1841 – December 31, 1841
Assemblyman New York Assembly
In office January l, 1838 – December 31, 1840
Personal details
Born	May 7, 1806 Salisbury Litchfield County, Connecticut
Died	1871
Citizenship	US
Political party	Whig
Relations	Peter Buell Porter Augustus Porter
Alma mater	Hamilton College
Profession	Lawyer Politician
Religion	Presbyterian

Peter Buell Porter (May 7, 1806 – 1871) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Assemblyman and Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1841.

Early life

Born on May 7, 1806 in Salisbury, Connecticut Porter moved with his family in June to Niagara Falls, New York. He graduated from Hamilton College. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Buffalo, New York.

Career

Elected as a Whig, Porter was a member from Niagara County of the New York State Assembly from January 1, 1838 to December 31, 1841, and was Speaker in 1841. In 1852 he was a vice president of the committee that organized the celebration of the anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane, and was a director of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad.

Death

Porter died in 1871 and the place of his burial is unknown.

Family life

Porter was the unmarried son of Augustus Porter (1769–1849), and his second wife Jane (Howell) Porter.^[1] He was nephew of Peter Buell Porter

References

1. "Peter B. Porter, Jr.". 1997-2014 Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

External links

• John Stilwell Jenkins: History of Political Parties in the State of New-York (Alden & Markham, Auburn NY, 1846)
• Committee for celebration of the Battle of Lundy's Lane, in NYT on July 13, 1852
• The Papers of Henry Clay: The Whig Leader, January 1, 1837-December 31, 1843 by Henry Clay, Robert Seager II, Robert Seager, and Melba Porter Hay (University Press of Kentucky, 1988, ISBN 0-8131-0059-3, ISBN 978-0-8131-0059-3, page 474)