James Porter | |
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| 18th United States Secretary of War | |
| In office March 8, 1843 – January 30, 1844 | |
| President | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | John Spencer |
| Succeeded by | William Wilkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1793 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1862 (aged 69) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Eliza Michler |
James Madison Porter (January 6, 1793 – November 11, 1862) served as the 18th United States Secretary of War and a founder of Lafayette College.
Porter began his career studying law in 1809 and later became a clerk in the prothonotary's office in an effort to manage a volunteer militia company at Fort Mifflin. Porter was admitted to the bar in 1813 and later appointed to attorney general for Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was a professor of jurisprudence and political economy at Lafayette College (1837-1852), a judge of the twelfth judicial district (1839), ad interim U.S. Secretary of War under President John Tyler (1843), and was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives[1] in 1849.
- ^ "House Members "P"". Legislatures - 1776-2004. The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022.