Augustus Seymour Porter

U.S. Congressperson

1798 – 1872

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Who was Augustus Seymour Porter?

Augustus Seymour Porter was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan.

He was born in Canandaigua, New York, the nephew of Peter Buell Porter and attended Canandaigua Academy. He graduated from Union College, in Schenectady, New York, in 1818, studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Detroit, Michigan. He was treasurer of the Michigan Pioneer Society in 1837. He became the recorder of Detroit in 1830 and was mayor of Detroit in 1838. He resigned as mayor to run for the Senate, and was succeeded as mayor by Asher B. Bates.

He was elected as a Whig to the United States Senate, and served from January 20, 1840 until March 4, 1845. He did not run for reelection in 1844. He was chairman of the Committee on Roads and Canals, 1841–1845, and was on the Committee on Enrolled Bills, 1841–1843.

He moved to his father’s residence in Niagara Falls, New York, in 1848 and died at there on September 18, 1872. He is interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, New York.

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Born
Jan 18, 1798
Canandaigua
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Union College
Died
Sep 18, 1872
Niagara Falls

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on July 23, 2013

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