Horace Porter | |
|---|---|
_(3x4a).jpg) Porter in the 1860s | |
| United States Ambassador to France | |
| In office May 26, 1897 – May 2, 1905 | |
| President | William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | James B. Eustis |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. McCormick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1837 Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | May 29, 1921 (aged 84) Manhattan, New York, US |
| Resting place | West Long Branch, New Jersey, US |
| Spouse |
Sophie King McHarg
(m. 1863; died 1903) |
| Relations | Andrew Porter (cousin) Andrew Porter (grandfather) George Bryan Porter (uncle) James M. Porter (uncle) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | David Rittenhouse Porter Josephine McDermott |
| Education | Lawrenceville School Harvard University |
| Alma mater | West Point |
| Occupation | Soldier, author, President of the Union League Club of New York |
| Awards | Medal of Honor Legion of Honor |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1860–1873 |
| Rank |  Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | |
Horace C. Porter[1] (April 15, 1837 – May 29, 1921) was an American soldier and diplomat who served as a lieutenant colonel, ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, personal secretary to General and President Ulysses S. Grant. He also was secretary to General William T. Sherman, vice president of the Pullman Palace Car Company and U.S. Ambassador to France from 1897 to 1905.[2]
- ^ Dunkelman, Mark H. (June 12, 2006). "Lieutenant Colonel Horace C. Porter: Eyewitness to the Surrender at Appomattox". historynet.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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