Gilchrist Porter | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred W. Lamb |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Anderson |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | William Van Ness Bay |
| Succeeded by | Alfred W. Lamb |
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| Born | (1817-11-01)November 1, 1817 Windsor, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1894(1894-11-01) (aged 77) Hannibal, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery |
| Political party | Opposition |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, jurist |
Gilchrist Porter (November 1, 1817 – November 1, 1894) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as aU.S. Representative fromMissouri from 1851 to 1853, then again from 1855 to 1857.
Born inWindsor, nearFredericksburg, Virginia, Porter received a limited schooling. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice inBowling Green, Missouri. He owned slaves.[1]
Porter was elected as aWhig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.
Porter was elected as anOpposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Thirty-fourth Congress). From 1866 to 1880 he was a Missouri circuit judge.
He resumed the practice of law until his death, which occurred inHannibal, Missouri on November 1, 1894. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 2nd congressional district 1851–1853 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 2nd congressional district 1855–1857 | Succeeded by |
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