Peter A. Porter

American army officer and politician (1827-1864)
Person Human Q7172442

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 14, 1827
Date of death
June 3, 1864
Place of birth
Black Rock
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
politician
Member of political party
War Democrats[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Porter[16]
Military branch
Union Army[15]
Military casualty classification
killed in action
Place of burial
Oakwood Cemetery[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Peter A. Porter en Peter Augustus Porter fi Peter A. Porter (colonel)
🔖 Identifiers · 9
VIAF cluster ID
58153124282324491574
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2018087369
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Col. Peter A. Porter.jpg ↗
Find a Grave memorial ID
6576929
Freebase ID
/m/0479c6h
Geni profile ID
6000000009879331202
Prabook ID
2184877
WikiTree person ID
Porter-7102
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgCGbdYVKGVwmF99FGfv3

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Summary

Peter A. Porter's place of birth was Black Rock[1]. He was born on July 14, 1827[2]. He died on June 3, 1864[3]. He worked as a politician[4].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard Law School[11], a graduate school[19], in United States[20], founded in 1817[21] and Harvard College[12], a college[22], in United States[23], founded in 1636[24].

FAQs

Where was Peter A. Porter born?

Born in Black Rock[1].

Who were Peter A. Porter's parents?

Peter A. Porter's father was Peter Buell Porter[6]. Peter A. Porter's mother was Letitia Breckenridge Porter[7].

What did Peter A. Porter do for work?

Peter A. Porter worked as politician[4].

Where did Peter A. Porter go to school?

Peter A. Porter was educated at Harvard Law School[11] and Harvard College[12].

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  4. [7] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
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  15. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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