Peter B. Porter Jr.

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.

Peter B. Porter Jr.
Speaker of the House New York Assembly
In office January l, 1841 – December 31, 1841
Preceded by	George Washington Patterson
Succeeded by	Levi S. Chatfield
Assemblyman New York Assembly
In office January l, 1838 – December 31, 1841
Preceded by	Hiram McNeil
Succeeded by	Thomas T. Flagler
Personal details
Born	(1806-05-07)May 7, 1806 Salisbury Litchfield County, Connecticut
Died	1871
Political party	Whig
Relations	Peter Buell Porter (uncle)
Parent(s)	Augustus Porter Jane Howell
Alma mater	Hamilton College
Profession	Lawyer, politician

Early life

Peter Buell Porter was born on May 7, 1806, in Salisbury, Connecticut, to Augustus Porter (1769–1849), and his second wife Jane Howell. His uncle, and namesake, was Peter Buell Porter (1773–1844), the United States Secretary of War under John Quincy Adams. Shortly after his birth in June 1806, Porter moved with his family 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.

Family life

Porter died in 1871.

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.

External links

• John Stilwell Jenkins: History of Political Parties in the State of New-York (Alden & Markham, Auburn NY, 1846)
• [1] 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)