Gilchrist Porter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gilchrist Porter

American politician

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1817

Place of Birth: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1894

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gilchrist Porter (November 1, 1817 – November 1, 1894) was a U.S.
Representative from Missouri. Born in Windsor, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Porter received a limited schooling.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bowling Green, Missouri. Porter was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress. Porter was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Thirty-fourth Congress).
From 1866 to 1880 he was a Missouri circuit judge.
He resumed the practice of law until his death, which occurred in Hannibal, Missouri on November 1, 1894.
He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.