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Peter Buell Porter

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Peter Buell Porter

Birth
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
20 Mar 1844 (aged 70)
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
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Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA Add to Map
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United States Representative from New York, 1809-1813; Major General of New York Volunteers in the War of 1812, 1812-1815; presented a gold medal by a joint resolution of Congress for "gallantry and good conduct in the several conflicts of Chippewa, Niagara, and Erie"; again a United States Representative from New York, 1815-1816; Secretary of War under President John Quincy Adams, 1828-1829.
United States Representative from New York, 1809-1813; Major General of New York Volunteers in the War of 1812, 1812-1815; presented a gold medal by a joint resolution of Congress for "gallantry and good conduct in the several conflicts of Chippewa, Niagara, and Erie"; again a United States Representative from New York, 1815-1816; Secretary of War under President John Quincy Adams, 1828-1829.

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  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: Nov 7, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6911945/peter_buell-porter: accessed ), memorial page for Peter Buell Porter (14 Aug 1773–20 Mar 1844), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6911945, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.