Ebenezer F. Porter (July 14, 1859-November 1919) was an American lumber businessman and state legislator in Kansas. He was a Republican.
Porter was born in New Salem, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1859 and moved to Kansas in 1885.[1] He served in the Kansas Senate from 1901-1915. He was a Republican. He lived in Pittsburg, Kansas and managed a lumber company. His father John T. Porter owned a Republican newspaper in West Florida.[2]
Porter invested in land in Northwest Florida for his lumber business. He renamed Goodrange to Holt, Florida for one of his sons and tried to rename Holt, Florida for his other son Houston.[3]
Porter sponsored legislation to establish a Manual Training Normal School in Pittsburg, Kansas and supported appropriating funds for the college's Russ Hall. Porter Hall at what is now Pittsburg State University is named for him.[4]
Porter died in November 1919.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kansas Merchants in the State Legislature". The Merchants Journal. 1903-03-14. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Kansas Legislators: Past and Present • State Library of Kansas • CivicEngage". kslib.info.
- ^ "Throwback Thursday: Kansas senator Ebenezer Porter and Holt". May 11, 2017.
- ^ ""1927: Porter Hall" by Unknown". 110th Anniversary Historical Photographs. 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Senator Porter Dead". The Girard Press. November 27, 1919. p. 1.