NationMaster - Encyclopedia: David R. Porter

David Rittenhouse Porter (October 31, 1788 – August 6, 1867) was the governor of Pennsylvania from 1839 to 1845. Penn. ... Penn. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Harrisburg Philadelphia Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 kmÂ² 255 km 455 km 2. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Born near Norristown, Pennsylvania, he was a business owner for a while until business failures and recession drove him into politics. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1819, and in the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1836. He narrowly defeated incumbent governor Joseph Ritner in 1838. The narrow margin of victory, contested by Ritner supporters, led to the Buckshot War. Porter led the state through a recession and helped to suppress anti-Catholic riots in Philadelphia. Following his term as governor, he returned to business; Porter owned an iron works and promoted a transcontinental railroad. Norristown is a home rule municipality located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 17 miles (27 km) west by north of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River, USA. It formerly was a borough operating under Pennsyvanias borough code, its official name is The Borough of Norristown and it is frequently referred to... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Harrisburg Philadelphia Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 kmÂ² 255 km 455 km 2. ... A recession is usually defined in macroeconomics as a fall of a countrys real Gross Domestic Product in two or more successive quarters of a year. ... The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is one of two co-equal houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislative branch of Pennsylvania government. ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Stub | 1780 births | 1869 deaths | Governors of Pennsylvania ... | JÃ¶ns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Episode (1838) in the history of Pennsylvania and the United States. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... A transcontinental railroad is a railway that crosses a continent, typically from sea to sea. Terminals are at or connected to different Oceans. ...

Porter's son Horace served as a general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Horace Porter, (1837-1921), American soldier and diplomat, was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and educated at Harvard University. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Combatants Union (remaining U.S. states) Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincolnâ€ Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties KIA: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded: 137,000+ The...

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