Peter A. Porter

Peter Augustus Porter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 34th district
In office March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909
Preceded by	James Wolcott Wadsworth
Succeeded by	James S. Simmons
Member of the New York Assembly from Niagara County
In office January 1, 1886 – December 31, 1887
Preceded by	Walter P. Horne
Succeeded by	Nelson D. Haskell
Village President of Niagara Falls
In office January 1, 1878 – December 31, 1878
Personal details
Born	(1853-10-10)October 10, 1853 Niagara Falls, New York
Died	December 15, 1925(1925-12-15) (aged 72) Buffalo, New York
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery
Political party	Republican Independent Republican
Spouse	Alice Adelle Taylor ​ (m. 1877)​
Relations	See Breckinridge family
Children	3
Parent(s)	Peter A. Porter Mary Cabell Breckenridge
Education	St. Paul's School
Alma mater	Yale College (1874)

Peter Augustus Porter (October 10, 1853 – December 15, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from New York, and grandson of Peter Buell Porter. Porter was the son of Colonel Peter A. Porter, the Civil War hero who bravely died in the bloody Battle of Cold Harbor. Porter was one of Niagara's first native poets.^[1]