George Bryan Porter

George Bryan Porter (born February 9, 1791 in Norristown , Pennsylvania , † July 6, 1834 in Detroit , Michigan ) was an American politician and from 1831 to 1834 the 3rd governor of the Michigan Territory .

family

George Porter came from a well-known family of politicians. His brother, David Rittenhouse Porter, was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1839 to 1845 . His other brother, James Madison Porter, was Secretary of War in the cabinet of US President John Tyler from 1843 to 1844 . His nephew Horace Porter was the American ambassador to France between 1897 and 1905 .

Professional and political career

During the British-American War , Porter served as a major in the US Army. After the war he graduated from the Law School in Litchfield . After graduating and admitted to the bar, he began working in his new profession in Lancaster .

In 1827 the Democrat became a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . In 1831, Porter was named the new Territory Governor of Michigan by his fellow party member, then US President Andrew Jackson . He thus succeeded Lewis Cass . Porter was officially territorial governor until his death in July 1834; but since he was often absent, he was often represented by his Secretary of State Stevens Mason , who would later become the first governor of the state of Michigan.

End of life

In the summer of 1834, Michigan was hit by a cholera epidemic. George Porter was also infected. On July 6th, he succumbed to the disease in Detroit. He was married to Sarah Humes. The couple had at least four children.

Web links

• Porter at the Litchfield Historical Society

• George Bryan Porter in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard