David Rittenhouse Porter
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David Rittenhouse Porter was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1839 to 1845 and was known for his Democratic leadership during a period of economic and political turmoil.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfService | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | October 31, 1788 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | August 6, 1867 ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1845 (as Governor of Pennsylvania) ⓘ |
| familyName | Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Andrew Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeExperience | member of the Pennsylvania State Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryService | Pennsylvania militia (War of 1812 era) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | David Rittenhouse Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Democratic leadership during economic and political turmoil
ⓘ
service as Governor of Pennsylvania in the 19th century ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norristown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | American Jacksonian Democratic politics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsGovernorOfPennsylvania | Joseph Ritner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| priorOccupation |
farmer
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ironmaster ⓘ miller ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| representedDistrict | Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceWhileInOffice | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
George Bryan Porter
NERFINISHED
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James Madison Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Josephine McDermott Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1839 (as Governor of Pennsylvania) ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByAsGovernorOfPennsylvania | Francis Rawn Shunk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsGovernorOfPennsylvania | 1845 ⓘ |
| termStartAsGovernorOfPennsylvania | 1839 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joseph Ritner