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James Davis Porter, Jr
Birth: Dec. 7, 1828
Paris
Henry County
Tennessee, USA
Death: May 18, 1912, USA

Tennessee Governor, US Diplomat. Served as Governor of Tennessee from 1875 to 1879, and as United States Minister to Chile from 1893 to 1894. During the Civil War he helped to organize the Confederacy's Provisional Army of Tennessee. 

 
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Burial:
Paris City Cemetery
Paris
Henry County
Tennessee, USA
 
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Originally Created by: grave hunter
Record added: Oct 10, 2002
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James Davis Porter, Jr
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James Davis Porter, Jr
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James Davis Porter, Jr
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~We Salute You Sir!~ Descendants of Gen. John Sevier, First Governor of Tennessee
- Smardella
 Added: Nov. 2, 2011
My paternal ancestor through father's mother... on this day April 7th commemorating the Battle of Shiloh, and heritage... Sluting all lost, North and South in that war-is-hell carnage (once visited battleegrounds on this day), and seems ironic, but a hold...(Read more)
- Aerdrigh
 Added: Apr. 7, 2011

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 Added: May. 18, 2010
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