Biography

06/18/1760 - 08/01/1833

John Porter (Democratic-Republican1) Delaware, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia Counties 1801-1805

Early Life:

John Porter, born June 18, 1760, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of Robert and Parthenia Hetherington Porter; received a limited schooling; unsuccessful campaign, Common Council, Philadelphia City, 1796; unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1797, 1799; elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, 1806-1811; elected, Sheriff, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, 1813; unsuccessful campaign, Coroner, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, 1817; prothonotary, District Court, Philadelphia; unsuccessful campaign, Common Council, Philadelphia City, 1820; prothonotary, Common Pleas Court, Philadelphia; elected, Coroner, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County, 1823; died, August 1, 1833, Liverpool, England. Burial location unknown.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Unsuccessful campaign, Common Council, Philadelphia City, 1796. 

Unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Philadelphia City, 1797, 1799. 

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Delaware, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia Counties, 1801-1805, unsuccessful reelection campaign, 1805. 

Elected, Sheriff, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1813.

Unsuccessful campaign, Coroner, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1817.

Prothonotary, District Court, Philadelphia.

Unsuccessful campaign, Common Council, Philadelphia City, Pennsylvania, 1820.

Prothonotary, Common Pleas Court, Philadelphia.

Elected, Coroner, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1823.

Continued Government Service/National Politics:

Elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, Special Election, Ninth Congress, vacancy, resignation, United States Representative Michael Leib; reelected, Tenth, Eleventh Congresses, 1806-1811; unsuccessful reelection campaign, 1811.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members P". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Poulsen’s American Daily Advertiser, September 4, 1833; Letters of Administration; Philadelphia Year-1834, File 264; Book O; Page 146; also: Year-1834; File-277; Book O; Page 148.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)