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James E. Porter
James E. Porter (1857–1946) was an American politician, born in Cass County, Missouri, and the List of mayors of Kansas City, Kansas, mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, from 1910 to 1913. Kansas City Mayor's Office (accessed 5 June 2022) References External links * 1857 births 1946 deaths People from Cass County, Missouri Mayors of places in Kansas Politicians from Kansas City, Kansas {{Kansas-mayor-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Porter (7th Cavalry)
James Ezekiel Porter (February 2, 1847 – June 25, 1876) was one of General Custer's eleven officers killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, and Porter was among the first verified casualties of the historic battle alerting the world to the demise of Custer's group. According to several historians, Porter led troops in a defensive action at the Little Bighorn. Porter also served in the American South during the Reconstruction Era, where, according to a comrade, he respectably served "Ku Klux" duty while the 7th Cavalry was charged with eradicating the Ku Klux Klan and illegal distilling. Early life and education James Ezekiel Porter was born in Strong, Maine, in 1846 to Jeremy W. Porter, a wood manufacturer and state senator and trustee of the state reform school. James Porter attended Bates College (called the Maine State Seminary until 1863) from 1862–1863 and then Norwich University from 1863–1864. Porter was then was appointed to the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |