George Bryan Porter
| George Bryan Porter | |
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| Territorial Governor of Michigan | |
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In office August 6, 1831 – July 6, 1834 (death) |
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| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Lewis Cass |
| Succeeded by | Stevens T. Mason |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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In office 1827–1827 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 9, 1791 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 6, 1834 (aged 43) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place |
Elmwood Cemetery Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic party |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Humes Porter |
| Relations |
David Rittenhouse Porter(b) James Madison Porter(b) Horace Porter(n) |
| Children | Andrew Porter |
| Parents | Andrew Porter Elizabeth Parker Porter |
| Occupation |
Attorney Politician |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1812 |
| Rank | major |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
George Bryan Porter (February 9, 1791 – July 6, 1834), was an American statesman in Pennsylvania and Territorial Governor of Michigan from August 6, 1831, until his death on July 6, 1834.
Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Porter attended the Morristown Academy. While he and his two brothers were preparing to enter college, there was a student "rebellion" at Princeton and many school buildings had been burned. As a result, Porter and his brothers continued their studies in their father's library rather than at Princeton.
Porter was a major in the United States Army during the War of 1812. He attended Litchfield Law School in Litchfield, Connecticut and was admitted to the bar in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1813. He served as Prothonotary (Chief Court Clerk) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1818.
A lawyer in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Porter eventually entered state politics. He served as Adjutant General from 1824-1829; became a Democratic party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1827.
Porter was United States Marshall for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1831. Appointed by President Andrew Jackson in 1831, Porter served as the Territorial Governor of Michigan from 1832 until his death in 1834. In this role he accompanied Oneida chief Daniel Bread to the White House to ask President Jackson for alternative land arrangements for the Oneida in response to the 1831 Treaty of Washington, which along with the 1927 Treaty of Butte Morts had reduced Oneida lands by 90%. The trip was successful in that the president agreed to exchange Oneida lands for "better, more fertile" lands.
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