Researching Henry Porter
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22471 people with the Porter surname? In that year Porter was ranked number 149 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Porter on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Porter and the Porter Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 30580 people with the Porter surname in the UK? Porter is now ranked number 153 for popularity in the UK. |
Porter Family Tree Databases
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Porter Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 209639 people with the Porter surname in the USA? Porter is ranked number 88 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Henry Porter
Henry Porter (journalist)
Henry Porter (born 1953) is an English author and journalist. He is a writer of award-winning thrillers and was, until 2014, a regular columnist for The Observer, focusing on civil liberties and the threat to democracy. He is also an activist, chairing the Joint Media Unit of the People’s Vote campaign (until 2019) and The Convention, which stages large scale political conferences. Until 2018, he was the British editor of Vanity Fair, a position he held for 25 years. He has written ten novels, including a children’s book. The third part of a quartet of thrillers, The Old Enemy, is due to be published in April 2021.
Source: Henry Porter (journalist), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Henry Martyn Porter
Henry Martyn Porter (April 25, 1835 – February 6, 1907) was an American Civil War Union Army Officer who served as a colonel and commander of the 7th Vermont Infantry. He graduated in 1857 from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. He then became a teacher; first in Sutherland Falls, Vermont in 1857, then in Rupert, Vermont, from 1858 to 1859, then in New York City, also in 1859. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1861 as a private in the New York National Guard. He later became a captain with the Vermont Infantry and achieved the rank of colonel.
From 1863 to 1864, he was the provost marshal for the city of New Orleans. He served for five years until 1865.
After his military career, he headed a department for the American Bank Note Company for over 22 years. he was a member of the Loyal Legion, Lotus Club, Lawyer's Club, and the Union League Club. He died at the age of 71, and is interred at West Cemetery in Middlebury, Vermont.
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