David Rittenhouse Porter | |
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| 9th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 15, 1839 – January 21, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Ritner |
| Succeeded by | Francis R. Shunk |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1819–1823 | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 8th district | |
| In office 1836–1838 | |
| Preceded by | John Harper |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Slenker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 31, 1788 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 1867 (aged 78) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Josephine McDermott (m. 1820) |
| Signature |  |
David Rittenhouse Porter (October 31, 1788 – August 6, 1867) was the ninth governor of Pennsylvania.[1] Voted into office during the controversial 1838 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, which was characterized by intense anti-Masonic and anti-abolitionist rhetoric during and after the contest[2][3] that sparked the post-election Buckshot War,[4][5] he served as the state's chief executive officer from 1839 to 1845.[6]
His son, Horace Porter, who was the aide-de-camp of Union General Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War,[7] served as the United States Ambassador to France from 1897 to 1905.[8][9][10]
- ^ "The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).
- ^ "The Gathering of the People" and "Democratic Anti-Masonic Meeting." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Examiner & Herald, June 14, 1838, p. 3 (subscription required).
- ^ "To the Democratic Freemen of the City and County of Lancaster." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Intelligencer, August 14, 1838, p.2 (subscription required).
- ^ Egle, William Henry. "The Buckshot War," in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 23, No. 2 (1899), pp. 137-156. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press.
- ^ Hamilton, A. Boyd. "City Saw First Inauguration in 1812 at Gay Fete." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Harrisburg Telegraph, January 17, 1939, pp. 20, 26 (subscription required).
- ^ "Governor David Rittenhouse Porter". www.phmc.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "Veterans of the Potomac." Buffalo, New York: The Buffalo News, June 14, 1893, p. 4 (subscription required).
- ^ Hamilton, "City Saw First Inauguration in 1812 at Gay Fete," Harrisburg Telegraph, January 17, 1939.
- ^ "Our Two Chief Ambassadors: How Horace Porter and John Hay May Help the Business Situation." Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles Times, March 21, 1897, p. 21 (subscription required).
- ^ "The Thinning Ranks of Blue." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Daily Post, May 31, 1921, p. 4 (subscription required).