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Gilchrist Porter

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Gilchrist Porter

Birth
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Death
1 Nov 1894 (aged 77)
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
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Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Bowling Green, Missouri. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress, serving (1851-53) and again elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, serving (1855-57). After his term, he resumed the practice of law and served as circuit judge for Marion County, Missouri, (1866-80).
U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Bowling Green, Missouri. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress, serving (1851-53) and again elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, serving (1855-57). After his term, he resumed the practice of law and served as circuit judge for Marion County, Missouri, (1866-80).

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  • Added: Apr 2, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7322616/gilchrist-porter: accessed ), memorial page for Gilchrist Porter (1 Nov 1817–1 Nov 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7322616, citing Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.