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    Peter Buell Porter (August 14, 1773 – March 20, 1844) was an American lawyer, soldier and politician who served as United States Secretary of War from...
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  • Peter Porter may refer to: Peter Buell Porter (1773–1844), U.S. political figure and soldier Peter A. Porter (colonel) (1827–1864), his son, Union Army...
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    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...
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    of Augustus Porter (1769–1849) and his first wife, Lavinia Steele. His brothers were Albert Howell Porter (1801-1888) and Peter Buell Porter, Jr. (1806–1871)...
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  • he moved to Canandaigua, New York and in 1805, he and his brother, Peter Buell Porter (1773–1844), with whom he had business interests across a variety...
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  • Peter Buell Porter (May 7, 1806 – 1871) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Assemblyman and Speaker of the New York State Assembly...
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  • brigadier general Peter Buell Porter (1773–1844), U.S. Army brigadier general Ray E. Porter (1891–1963), U.S. Army major general Robert Porter (British Army...
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  • actor, born in Niagara Falls John P. Bobo, received Medal of Honor Peter Buell Porter, US Secretary of War Earl Brydges, New York State Senator John T....
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  • 129th New York State Volunteers, killed in action, 1864, Only son of Peter Buell Porter. Married cousin Mary Cabell Breckinridge in 1852. Mary Cabell Breckinridge...
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  • congressman from New York Peter A. Porter (colonel) (1827–1864), Union Army colonel in the American Civil War Peter Buell Porter (1773–1844), US Secretary...
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    Fort Porter was constructed between 1841 and 1844 at Buffalo in Erie County, New York, and named for General Peter Buell Porter. The site was bounded by...
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  • Porter Republican 34th March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 Niagara Falls ? Peter Buell Porter Democratic-Republican 15th March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 Buffalo ...
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    failure to quarantine steamboats on the river", and Captain Pratt of the St. Peter "was guilty of contributing to the deaths of thousands of innocent people...
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    congressmen such as John Adams Harper, Richard Mentor Johnson and Peter Buell Porter "longed to oust the British from the continent and to annex Canada"...
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    the purpose from the estate of General Peter Buell Porter; the funeral services of his son Col. Peter A. Porter and other members of his family were held...
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    Treasury Richard Rush 1825–1829 Secretary of War James Barbour 1825–1828 Peter Buell Porter 1828–1829 Attorney General William Wirt 1825–1829 Secretary of the...
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    Democratic-Republican Virginia John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) 12 Peter Buell Porter May 23, 1828 March 9, 1829 290 days Democratic-Republican New York...
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    Battle of Cold Harbor. Porter was born on July 14, 1827, in Black Rock, New York, the only son of Yale lawyer Peter Buell Porter, a military leader in...
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    1990 to 2003. Another prominent resident was US Secretary of War Peter Buell Porter. Former US Congressman John M. Holley lived in Black Rock. Neighborhoods...
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  • Bloomfield) Democratic-Republican Elected in 1814. [data missing] Peter Buell Porter (Buffalo) Democratic-Republican Re-elected in 1814. Resigned to become...
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  • March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 10th Elected in 1806. [data missing] Peter Buell Porter (Buffalo) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 11th...
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    March 9, 1829 – June 18, 1831 President Andrew Jackson Preceded by Peter Buell Porter Succeeded by Roger B. Taney (acting) Lewis Cass United States Senator...
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    York City with the name of former Secretary of State of New York Peter Buell Porter, and a few were cast. The Democratic-Republican ticket of Clinton...
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  • during the Siege of Veracruz (Mexican–American War) Major General Peter Buell Porter Brigadier General Eleazar Ripley Colonel James Miller November 3,...
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    Evening News Association. p. dcccxxiv. Most references imply that both Porter and Bates served as mayor only in 1838; however, the DPL states an end date...
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    for Peter Buell Porter against Clinton's 43,310, because the Tammany organization, which fiercely hated Clinton, had printed ballots with Porter's name...
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    place in Buffalo during the early part of the 19th century. General Peter Buell Porter is said to have had five slaves during his time in Black Rock, and...
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    Peter Augustus Porter, who was the only son of Gen. Peter Buell Porter of War of 1812 fame. The Porter family sold the hotel to John McDonald in 1909, who...
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  • of Peter Buell Porter. Peter A. Porter (1853–1925), New York Assemblyman 1896–97, U.S. Representative from New York 1907–09. Grandson of Peter Buell Porter...
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    President John Quincy Adams Preceded by John C. Calhoun Succeeded by Peter Buell Porter President pro tempore of the United States Senate In office February...
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