Horace Porter

Horace Porter
Porter in the 1860s
United States Ambassador to France
In office
May 26, 1897 – May 2, 1905
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded byJames B. Eustis
Succeeded byRobert S. McCormick
Personal details
Born(1837-04-15)April 15, 1837
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, US
DiedMay 29, 1921(1921-05-29) (aged 84)
Manhattan, New York, US
Resting placeWest Long Branch, New Jersey, US
Spouse
Sophie King McHarg
(m. 1863; died 1903)
RelationsAndrew Porter (cousin)
Andrew Porter (grandfather)
George Bryan Porter (uncle)
James M. Porter (uncle)
Children4
Parent(s)David Rittenhouse Porter
Josephine McDermott
EducationLawrenceville School
Harvard University
Alma materWest Point
OccupationSoldier, author, President of the Union League Club of New York
AwardsMedal of Honor
Legion of Honor
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1860–1873
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]

  1. ^ Dunkelman, Mark H. (June 12, 2006). "Lieutenant Colonel Horace C. Porter: Eyewitness to the Surrender at Appomattox". historynet.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYTObit1921 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).