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334: 317: 359: 1652: 1616: 671: 663: 1558: 1545: 1568: 1626: 682:, Professor John Benhart describes Porter (and ex-Governor John C. Brown) as "typical of the New South Conservatives who dominated Tennessee politics during the two decades following Reconstruction, mixing the mores of the Old South with a recognition that industrial capitalism was the wave of the future." Following his tenure as governor, Porter remained active in the 730:. In the latter part of the decade, he oversaw the liquidation of the University of Nashville's assets and their transfer to the Peabody fund for the reestablishment of Peabody College. The fund chose to locate the reorganized college at Vanderbilt's campus, however, leaving Porter embittered. He resigned from the fund's board in 1909. 31: 653:
that forbade alcoholic beverages within four miles (6.4 km) of any school. Given the small size of most of the schools of the era, they were built in nearly every community, even many of the smallest ones. The law effectively outlawed alcohol in all but the least-populated areas of the state.
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in 1859. In 1861, he introduced the "Porter resolutions," which were eventually adopted. These resolutions stipulated that, in the event of war between seceding states and the Union, Tennessee would align with the seceding states. In early May 1861, following the
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in 1849. He studied law at Cumberland University and in Paris under local attorney John H. Dunlap; he was admitted to the bar in 1851. That year he also married Susannah Dunlap, his mentor's daughter, starting his career and adult life.
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in 1877), and its affiliated Peabody College. He was appointed a trustee of the Peabody Education Fund in 1883, and became president of the Board of Trustees for the University of Nashville in 1890.
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In 1851 Porter married Susannah Dunlap in Paris, Tennessee. She was the daughter of his law mentor, John H. Dunlap. They had six children together, three of whom died at a young age.
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Porter spent the latter part of his life promoting and raising funds for his alma mater, the University of Nashville (from which he had been granted an honorary
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announced it was going to establish a school for teachers in Nashville, Porter used his influence to have the school attached to the University of Nashville.
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After the war, Porter returned to his law practice in Paris. In 1870, he was a delegate to the state's constitutional convention, which wrote the current
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Porter became chancellor of the University of Nashville in 1901, and president of Peabody College in 1902. He supported the construction of
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had greatly reduced tax revenues, however, and full repayment proved unfeasible. His successors sought only a partial repayment.
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Appalachian Aspirations: The Geography of Urbanization and Development in the Upper Tennessee River Valley, 1865-1900
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Porter began a private practice in Paris, where he also became involved in politics. He was elected as a Whig to the
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Burt, Jesse C. Jr. (June 1950). "Four Decades of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, 1873-1916".
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should war be declared. He served during much of the war as chief of staff to Confederate General
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Porter received the Democratic nomination for governor in 1874. He easily defeated his
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In 1885, Porter was appointed Assistant Secretary of State by President
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Porter signed the so-called "Four Mile Law," an early, backdoor form of
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from 1880 to 1884. He also served on the board of directors of the
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During his tenure, but independent of the state, the South's first
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Porter spent his later years as chancellor of his alma mater, the
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Porter died in 1912, and is buried in the Paris City Cemetery.
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Confederate Memorial Hall on the Vanderbilt University campus.
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Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
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from 1875 to 1879. He was subsequently appointed as
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Washington B. Cooper
Governor of Tennessee
John C. Brown
Albert S. Marks
United States Assistant Secretary of State
Grover Cleveland
John Davis
George L. Rives
United States Minister to Chile
Grover Cleveland
Patrick Egan
Edward H. Strobel
Tennessee House of Representatives
Paris, Tennessee
Whig
Democratic

Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
Confederate States Army

Lieutenant colonel
American Civil War
Belmont
Shiloh
Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge
Atlanta Campaign
Nashville

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