Charles H. Porter
| Charles Howell Porter | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd district |
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In office January 26, 1870 – March 3, 1873 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel C. DeJarnette (1861) |
| Succeeded by | John A. Smith |
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| Born | June 21, 1833 Cairo, New York |
| Died | July 9, 1897 (aged 64) Cairo, New York |
| Resting place | Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Albany Law School |
| Profession | lawyer |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Unit | 1st Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Charles Howell Porter (June 21, 1833 – July 9, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Born in Cairo, New York, Porter completed preparatory studies. He was graduated from the law university at Albany, New York, in 1853. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice in Ashland, New York. He entered the Union Army in 1861 as a member of the First Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles. He settled in Norfolk, Virginia. He served as city attorney for one year. Commonwealth attorney 1863-1867. He moved to Richmond, Virginia, in 1867.
He served as member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. Upon the readmission of Virginia to representation was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses and served from January 26, 1870, to March 3, 1873. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1872. He engaged in the practice of law in New York City and Beacon, New York. He died in Cairo, New York, July 9, 1897. He was interred in Cairo Cemetery.
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