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William Henry Porter

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William Henry Porter

Birth
Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont, USA
Death
30 Nov 1926 (aged 65)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8884277, Longitude: -73.8727722
Plot
Walnut Plot, Section 83/96
Memorial ID
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William Henry Porter was a prominent banker in New York City. His first banking employment was as a junior clerk in the Fifth Avenue Bank of New York, where he stayed for eight years. In 1886, Porter left the Fifth Avenue Bank of New York to become cashier of the Chase National Bank. In 1893, after seven years as Vice President of the Chase National Bank, Porter was elected Vice President of the Chemical National Bank.
Upon the death of George G. Williams in May 1903, Porter became President of Chemical National Bank. Also in 1903, Porter was one of the founders and directors of the Bankers Trust Company of New York. Porter was also a trustee of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
On October 6, 1908, Porter was elected to serve as President of the New York Clearing House. Mr. Porter also served as Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of Chamber of Commerce.
In 1910, Porter left Chemical to become a partner in the firm J.P. Morgan & Co.
Porter helped to fund the creation of the Porter Medical Center in Middlebury, Vermont.
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GOLD STAR FATHER, his son 2nd Lieutenant James Jackson Porter was killed in action, October 5, 1918, in France. He was a member of the 10th Machine Gun Battalion, 4th Division.
William Henry Porter was a prominent banker in New York City. His first banking employment was as a junior clerk in the Fifth Avenue Bank of New York, where he stayed for eight years. In 1886, Porter left the Fifth Avenue Bank of New York to become cashier of the Chase National Bank. In 1893, after seven years as Vice President of the Chase National Bank, Porter was elected Vice President of the Chemical National Bank.
Upon the death of George G. Williams in May 1903, Porter became President of Chemical National Bank. Also in 1903, Porter was one of the founders and directors of the Bankers Trust Company of New York. Porter was also a trustee of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
On October 6, 1908, Porter was elected to serve as President of the New York Clearing House. Mr. Porter also served as Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of Chamber of Commerce.
In 1910, Porter left Chemical to become a partner in the firm J.P. Morgan & Co.
Porter helped to fund the creation of the Porter Medical Center in Middlebury, Vermont.
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GOLD STAR FATHER, his son 2nd Lieutenant James Jackson Porter was killed in action, October 5, 1918, in France. He was a member of the 10th Machine Gun Battalion, 4th Division.


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