James Madison Porter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Madison Porter

American politician

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1793

Place of Birth: Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1862

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James Madison Porter (January 6, 1793 – November 11, 1862) served as the 18th United States Secretary of War and was 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.
Throughout his life, Porter filled many roles.
He was a professor of jurisprudence and political economy at Lafayette College (1837-1852), a judge of the twelfth judicial district (1839), ad interim Secretary of War under President John Tyler (1843), and was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1849.



Alternative names	Daniel P. Huntington; dan. huntington
Description	American artist and painter
Date of birth/death	October 4, 1816	April 19, 1906
Location of birth/death	New York City	New York City
Authority control	: Q323987 VIAF: 23216629 ISNI: 0000 0000 6681 0816 ULAN: 500017937 LCCN: nr91002048 Open Library: OL1159691A WorldCat