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| Affiliation | Independent Republican |
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| Name | Peter A. Porter |
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Niagara Falls, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 10, 1853
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| Died | December 15, 1925
(72 years)
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| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | PORTER, Peter Augustus, (grandson of Peter Buell Porter), a Representative from New York; born at Niagara Falls, N.Y., October 10, 1853; taught by private teachers; attended St. Paul’s Schools, Concord, N.H., 1865-1871 and was graduated from Yale College in 1874; engaged in banking and was an extensive landowner; president of the village of Niagara Falls, N.Y., in 1878; member of the State assembly in 1886 and 1887; elected as an Independent Republican to the Sixtieth Congress (March 4, 1907-March 3, 1909); declined to be a candidate for renomination; engaged in the study and writing of history of the Niagara frontier; died in Buffalo, N.Y., December 15, 1925; interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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