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Charles W. Porter (July 11, 1849 — August 1, 1891) was an attorney and public official who served as Secretary of State of Vermont.

Biography

Charles Walcott Porter was born in Hartford, Vermont on July 11, 1849; he was the son of Judge John Porter (1798-1888) and Jane F. Foster (1811-1900).{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated}} Porter was educated in Hartford, and then graduated from Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire and Phillips Andover Academy in Massachusetts.{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated}}

After completing his education, Porter moved to Montpelier, where he studied law with Benjamin F. Fifield, and was admitted to the bar.{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated}} He practiced in partnership with Fifield and Clarence H. Pitkin; after Fifield retired, Pitkin and Porter practiced together until 1880, after which Porter carried on his own practice.{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated}} From 1887 until his death, he was president of the Berlin Granite Company.{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated}}

A Republican, Porter was Vermont's Deputy Secretary of State from 1872 to 1884.{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated}} In 1884, longtime incumbent George Nichols retired, and Porter became Secretary of State.{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated}} He served until 1890, when he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.{{sfn|"The State Conventions"}}

Death and burial

Porter died at the home of his brother in law in New Bedford, Massachusetts on August 1, 1891.{{sfn|"Obituary, Charles W. Porter"}} He had been ill for more than a year, and traveled extensively in an effort to restore his health.{{sfn|"C. W. Porter Dead"}} Physicians diagnosed him with malaria, though they were unable to determine how he had contracted it or when.{{sfn|"C. W. Porter Dead"}} He was buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier.{{sfn|"Funeral of Hon. C. W. Porter"}}

Family

In 1885, Porter married Florence B. Bailey, the daughter of Charles W. and Olive E. Bailey of Montpelier.{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated}}

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{{cite book |last=Ullery |first=Jacob G. |date=1894 |title=Men of Vermont Illustrated |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nvg_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA322 |location=Brattleboro, VT |publisher=Transcript Publishing Company |pages=322-323 |ref={{sfnRef|Men of Vermont Illustrated}}}}

Newspapers

{{cite news |date=June 20, 1890 |title=The State Conventions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/48776643/ |newspaper=Vermont Phoenix |location=Brattleboro, VT |page=2 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"The State Conventions"}}}}
{{cite news |date=August 3, 1891 |title=Obituary, Charles W. Porter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/68948669/ |newspaper=Boston Post |location=Boston, MA |page=8 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"Obituary, Charles W. Porter"}}}}
{{cite news |date=August 3, 1891 |title=C. W. Porter Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/197227911/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=1 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"C. W. Porter Dead"}}}}
{{cite news |date=August 12, 1891 |title=Funeral of Hon. C. W. Porter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/71121311/ |newspaper=Vermont Watchman |location=Montpelier, VT |page=4 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"Funeral of Hon. C. W. Porter"}}}}

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