| 词条 | Thomas Porter (Vermont politician) |
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Thomas Porter (February 15, 1734 – May 30, 1833) was a Connecticut and Vermont military and political figure who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. BiographyThomas Porter was born in Farmington, Connecticut Colony, on February 15, 1734 and became a farmer in Cornwall. He served with the British during the French and Indian War and held several local offices, including member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.[1][2] Porter served against the British at the start of the American Revolution as a Captain in the Connecticut Militia, and relocated to Tinmouth, Vermont in 1779.[3] In 1780 Porter was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. He served until 1782 and was Speaker of the House during his entire House tenure.[4] Porter resigned as Speaker to accept election to the Governor's Council, on which he served until 1795.[5] From 1781 to 1782 Porter was Assistant Judge of the Rutland County Court, and he was the court's Chief Judge from 1788 to 1789.[6] In 1783 Porter became a Judge on the Vermont Supreme Court, serving until 1785.[7] He died in Granville, New York on May 30, 1833.[8] Porter was buried at Sawyer Cemetery in Tinmouth. Porter was the father of college president and theologian Ebenezer Porter.[9] References1. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=Nvg_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA174 Men of Vermont Illustrated], by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, page 174 {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{succession box | before=Samuel Robinson |title=Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | years=1780–1782 | after=Increase Moseley}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Thomas}}2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=Szy0gd2TubMC&pg=PA54 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register], by New England Historic Genealogical Society, Volume 9, 1855, page 54 3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=jFEZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA22 Magazine article, The Supreme Court of Vermont], The Green Bag: A Useless but Entertaining Magazine for Lawyers, by Russell S. Taft, January, 1894 (Volume 6 Number 1), page 22 4. ^List of Speakers of the Vermont House of representatives {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120720071232/http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/legislative/speakerlist.htm |date=2012-07-20 }}, published by Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2012 5. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=8rY3AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1 Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont], published by E. P. Walton, (Montpelier), Volume 3, 1875, pages 1 to 2 6. ^[https://archive.org/stream/historyofrutland00smit#page/142/mode/2up/search/porter History of Rutland County, Vermont], by H. P. Smith and W. S. Rann, 1886, pages 142 to 143 7. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=cStFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6 Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Vermont], by Daniel Chipman, Volume 1, 1824, page 6 8. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=MQ8SAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA351 Annals of the American Pulpit: Trinitarian Congregational], by William Buell Sprague, 1857, page 351 9. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=IlUAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA23 Memoir of the Life and Character of Ebenezer Porter], by Lyman Matthews, 1837, page 23 14 : 1734 births|1833 deaths|People from Farmington, Connecticut|People from Tinmouth, Vermont|People of Connecticut in the French and Indian War|People of Connecticut in the American Revolution|People of colonial Connecticut|Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives|Members of the Vermont House of Representatives|Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives|Vermont Supreme Court justices|People of pre-statehood Vermont|Military personnel from Connecticut|People from Cornwall, Connecticut |
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