Charles Howell Porter | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's3rd district | |
| In office January 26, 1870 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel C. DeJarnette (1861) |
| Succeeded by | John A. Smith |
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| Born | June 21, 1833 |
| Died | July 9, 1897(1897-07-09) (aged 64) Cairo, New York |
| Resting place | Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, New York |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Albany Law School |
| Profession | lawyer |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Unit | 1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Charles Howell Porter (June 21, 1833 – July 9, 1897) was an attorney and politician who served as aU.S. Representative fromVirginia.
Born and raised in Cairo, New York, he earned his law degree in Albany and set up a practice. in 1861, with the outbreak of the American Civil War, he joined a New York volunteer unit.
He settled in Norfolk, Virginia during the war and made his career there.
Born inCairo, New York, Porter completed preparatory studies.He was graduated from the law university atAlbany, New York, in 1853.He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice inAshland, New York.He entered theUnion Army in 1861 as a member of the1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles.
He settled inNorfolk, Virginia during the war.He served as city attorney for one year, and asCommonwealth attorney from 1863–1867. He moved to the state capital, Richmond, in 1867.
He served as member of theVirginia Constitutional Convention of 1868.Upon the readmission of Virginia to the US, Porter was elected as aRepublican to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses, serving from January 26, 1870, to March 3, 1873.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1872.He engaged in the practice of law in New York City and Beacon, New York.
He died in Cairo, New York, July 9, 1897. He was interred in Cairo Cemetery.
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