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Porter, Augustus Seymour b. January 18, 1798 d. September 18, 1872
US Senator. After serving a year as Mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1838, he was elected as a Whig Senator from Michigan to to the United States Senate. He served as single term from 1839 to 1845.
Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
Porter, Peter Buell b. August 14, 1773 d. March 20, 1844
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.
Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
Porter, Peter Augustus b. 1853 d. 1925
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 34th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1907 to 1909. Also served as mayor of Niagara Falls, New York, and Member of the New York State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
Porter, Peter Augustus b. 1827 d. June 3, 1864
Civil War Union Army Officer. Born in Black Rock, New York, he began his life as part of a proud familial history that extended back to days of George Washington and the revolution, his great-grandfather helping to manufacture the first cannon balls used in the war. His grand-father, Peter Buell Porter in 1828 was appointed as Secretery of War by President John Q. Adams. Peter Augustus gradusted from Harvard University in 1845 and from there went on to excell in academia at the universities of...[Read More] (Bio by: Keith Retail)
Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
Taylor, Annie Edson b. October 24, 1855 d. March 29, 1921
American Folk Figure. A teacher in Bay City, Michigan, was the first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, accomplishing this feat on her birthday in 1901. Both she and her barrel survived, but she did not profit from the stunt financially. (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
Plot: Stranger's Rest Section
Webb, Capt. Matthew b. January 19, 1848 d. July 24, 1883
He was the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing so in 21 hours and 45 minutes on August,24 and 25, 1875. A year earlier, he became the first person to win the Royal Humane Society Gold Medal for trying to save a man who fell overboard the SS Russia. He was born in Dawley, Shropshire, England. He drowned while attempting to swim the rapids of Niagara Falls. (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
Williams, LeRoy b. August 18, 1845 d. February 14, 1930
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War in Company G, 8th New York Heavy Artillery, rising to 1st Lieutenant. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery during the battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia om June 3, 1864. His citation reads "Sergeant LeRoy Williams did voluntarily exposed himself to the fire of the enemy's sharpshooters and located the body of his colonel who had been killed close to the enemy's lines. Under cover of darkness...[Read More] (Bio by: Herbert Rickards)
Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
Plot: Lot 326

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