Past President, Honorary Life Member, Irvine C. Porter dies
American Rifleman, Sep 1995
It is with great sadness that we report that Honorary Life Member Irvine C. Porter died May 28. He was 85. Mr. Porter served as NRA President from 1959-61. His wisdom, expertise and his love of shooting will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to have known him.
Born on May 22, 1910 in Florence, Alabama, Porter graduated from Phillips High School in Birmingham and Florence State Teachers College. He then earned a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1932. He began his successful practice soon after graduation, and was longtime City Attorney for the Cities of Homewood and Irongate, among many other clients.
Mr. Porter was first elected an NRA Director in 1948, and was vice president from 1957 to 1958, before becoming president in 1959. He was a member of the Executive Council (since 1961), had been Chairman of the Bylaws and Resolutions Committee, and served on many others, including the Executive, Finance, Firearms Legislation, Competition Rules and Programs, International Shooting, Nominating and High Power Rifle committees.
Mr. Porter was a dedicated and long-time high power rifle competitor (among other disciplines), earned the coveted Distinguished Rifleman's badge and was also a civilian member of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice from 1959-1975.
Porter was also commended by the NRA Board for his service as a parliamentarian and for his judgment while presiding over the critical deliberations made by the voting membership at the 1977 Annual Meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio. His citation for the highest honor that can be bestowed by NRA on any one person, Honorary Life Member, summed up Mr. Porter's role during that critical period in the Association's history; "His calm and utterly impartial chairmanship through the ... meeting which wrought such fundamental changed in the Association's affairs won accolades from all present." Mr. Porter is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sarah Sterrett Porter, his brother Neil, sister Frances, his four children, Berry Porter Rice, Alethea W. Porter Cole-Tyson, Irvine Craig Porter, III and James W. Porter, II, and 10 grandchildren.
American Rifleman, Sep 1995
It is with great sadness that we report that Honorary Life Member Irvine C. Porter died May 28. He was 85. Mr. Porter served as NRA President from 1959-61. His wisdom, expertise and his love of shooting will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to have known him.
Born on May 22, 1910 in Florence, Alabama, Porter graduated from Phillips High School in Birmingham and Florence State Teachers College. He then earned a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1932. He began his successful practice soon after graduation, and was longtime City Attorney for the Cities of Homewood and Irongate, among many other clients.
Mr. Porter was first elected an NRA Director in 1948, and was vice president from 1957 to 1958, before becoming president in 1959. He was a member of the Executive Council (since 1961), had been Chairman of the Bylaws and Resolutions Committee, and served on many others, including the Executive, Finance, Firearms Legislation, Competition Rules and Programs, International Shooting, Nominating and High Power Rifle committees.
Mr. Porter was a dedicated and long-time high power rifle competitor (among other disciplines), earned the coveted Distinguished Rifleman's badge and was also a civilian member of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice from 1959-1975.
Porter was also commended by the NRA Board for his service as a parliamentarian and for his judgment while presiding over the critical deliberations made by the voting membership at the 1977 Annual Meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio. His citation for the highest honor that can be bestowed by NRA on any one person, Honorary Life Member, summed up Mr. Porter's role during that critical period in the Association's history; "His calm and utterly impartial chairmanship through the ... meeting which wrought such fundamental changed in the Association's affairs won accolades from all present." Mr. Porter is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sarah Sterrett Porter, his brother Neil, sister Frances, his four children, Berry Porter Rice, Alethea W. Porter Cole-Tyson, Irvine Craig Porter, III and James W. Porter, II, and 10 grandchildren.
Past President, Honorary Life Member, Irvine C. Porter dies
American Rifleman, Sep 1995
It is with great sadness that we report that Honorary Life Member Irvine C. Porter died May 28. He was 85. Mr. Porter served as NRA President from 1959-61. His wisdom, expertise and his love of shooting will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to have known him.
Born on May 22, 1910 in Florence, Alabama, Porter graduated from Phillips High School in Birmingham and Florence State Teachers College. He then earned a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1932. He began his successful practice soon after graduation, and was longtime City Attorney for the Cities of Homewood and Irongate, among many other clients.
Mr. Porter was first elected an NRA Director in 1948, and was vice president from 1957 to 1958, before becoming president in 1959. He was a member of the Executive Council (since 1961), had been Chairman of the Bylaws and Resolutions Committee, and served on many others, including the Executive, Finance, Firearms Legislation, Competition Rules and Programs, International Shooting, Nominating and High Power Rifle committees.
Mr. Porter was a dedicated and long-time high power rifle competitor (among other disciplines), earned the coveted Distinguished Rifleman's badge and was also a civilian member of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice from 1959-1975.
Porter was also commended by the NRA Board for his service as a parliamentarian and for his judgment while presiding over the critical deliberations made by the voting membership at the 1977 Annual Meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio. His citation for the highest honor that can be bestowed by NRA on any one person, Honorary Life Member, summed up Mr. Porter's role during that critical period in the Association's history; "His calm and utterly impartial chairmanship through the ... meeting which wrought such fundamental changed in the Association's affairs won accolades from all present." Mr. Porter is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sarah Sterrett Porter, his brother Neil, sister Frances, his four children, Berry Porter Rice, Alethea W. Porter Cole-Tyson, Irvine Craig Porter, III and James W. Porter, II, and 10 grandchildren.
American Rifleman, Sep 1995
It is with great sadness that we report that Honorary Life Member Irvine C. Porter died May 28. He was 85. Mr. Porter served as NRA President from 1959-61. His wisdom, expertise and his love of shooting will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to have known him.
Born on May 22, 1910 in Florence, Alabama, Porter graduated from Phillips High School in Birmingham and Florence State Teachers College. He then earned a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1932. He began his successful practice soon after graduation, and was longtime City Attorney for the Cities of Homewood and Irongate, among many other clients.
Mr. Porter was first elected an NRA Director in 1948, and was vice president from 1957 to 1958, before becoming president in 1959. He was a member of the Executive Council (since 1961), had been Chairman of the Bylaws and Resolutions Committee, and served on many others, including the Executive, Finance, Firearms Legislation, Competition Rules and Programs, International Shooting, Nominating and High Power Rifle committees.
Mr. Porter was a dedicated and long-time high power rifle competitor (among other disciplines), earned the coveted Distinguished Rifleman's badge and was also a civilian member of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice from 1959-1975.
Porter was also commended by the NRA Board for his service as a parliamentarian and for his judgment while presiding over the critical deliberations made by the voting membership at the 1977 Annual Meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio. His citation for the highest honor that can be bestowed by NRA on any one person, Honorary Life Member, summed up Mr. Porter's role during that critical period in the Association's history; "His calm and utterly impartial chairmanship through the ... meeting which wrought such fundamental changed in the Association's affairs won accolades from all present." Mr. Porter is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sarah Sterrett Porter, his brother Neil, sister Frances, his four children, Berry Porter Rice, Alethea W. Porter Cole-Tyson, Irvine Craig Porter, III and James W. Porter, II, and 10 grandchildren.
