Peter A. Porter

Peter Augustus Porter ( born October 10, 1853 in Niagara Falls, New York, † December 15, 1925 in Buffalo, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1907 and 1909 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Peter Porter was the grandson of Peter Buell Porter (1773-1844), who was among others, Minister of War, the United States and congressman. His father Peter Porter (1827-1864) fell during the Civil War as a colonel in the army of the Union. He was initially taught by private tutors; after he graduated from 1865-1871 St. Paul's School in Concord (New Hampshire). Subsequently, he studied until 1874 at Yale College. In the following years he worked in the banking industry. In addition, he was a great landowner. Politically, he was an Independent Republican. In 1878, he served as Mayor of Niagara Falls; 1886-1887 he was sitting in the New York State Assembly.

In the congressional elections of 1906, Porter was on the 34th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of James Wolcott Wadsworth on March 4, 1907. Since he resigned in 1908 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1909. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives to Porter devoted himself to the history of his home to Niagara Falls. On this theme, he also published some writings. He died on December 15, 1925 in Buffalo, and was buried in Niagara Falls.