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 byGeorge Washington Patterson
Succeeded byLevi S. Chatfield
Assemblyman
New York Assembly
In office
January l, 1838 – December 31, 1841
Preceded byHiram McNeil
Succeeded byThomas T. Flagler
Personal details
Born(1806-05-07)May 7, 1806
Salisbury
Litchfield County, Connecticut
Died1871
Political partyWhig
RelationsPeter Buell Porter (uncle)
Parent(s)Augustus Porter
Jane Howell
Alma materHamilton College
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Early life

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Peter Buell Porter was born on May 7, 1806, in Salisbury, Connecticut, to Augustus Porter (1769–1849), and his second wife Jane Howell.[1] 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

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Porter died in 1871.

Career

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Peter B. Porter, Jr". 1997-2014 Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the New York State Assembly
1841
Succeeded by