The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-24
EX-GOVERNOR JAMES
. D. PORTER DIES AT
HIS HOME IN PARIS
GALLANT SOLDIER OF THE CON-
FEDERAcY, EDUCATOR, JU-
RIST AND STATESMAN.

FEDERACY, EDUCATOR, JU-
RlsT AND STATESMAN.
Twice GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE
Retained Remarkable vigor Unit
Stricken With Paralysis Some
Months Ago-survived by Agec
Wife, Two Sons and Daughter.
Events In Life Of Ex-Gov. James D
| Porter.
1S2S-Born in Paris, Tenn, Dec 4
where he spent his boyhood days.
1846-Graduated from University OF
Nashville,
1851-Graduated in law at Lebanon
and commenced to practice.
1851 Married to Miss susanna Dun.
lap.
1S5s--Member of general assem-.
bly,.
1861-Elisted In Confederate army.
1870 Member constitutional con-
vention.
1s70--Elected Judge of twelfth judi
cial circuit.
1Si4-Nominated and elected gov
ernor Of Tennessee.
1S7e--Re-elected governor.
1830-Elected president Of NJ, c. &
st. Louis Ry., serving four years.
1I36-Made assistant secretary of
state
1893-Appointed minister to Chill.
19e0--Elected president of Univer-
|sity Of Nashville and served ten
years; was also chancellor of Pea
body.
131O-Retired to private life in
Henry county.
PARIS, Tenn, May 20.-Ex-Gover-
nor James D. Porter, aged "a, died at
his home here Saturday night at 8
o'clock, surrounded by the immediate
members of his family. The funeral
will take place today at O'Clock,
conducted by DR.. w. T. Boiling, Of
Fulton, Ky, formerly pastor Of the
M. q. church of this city.
James D. Porter was born in Paris,
Tenn, Dec. Z, 1928. He was the
third son Of Thomas Kennerly Porter
and Geraldine Porter. He was edu-
Gated by distinguished Irish teach
er who was for many years princi-
pal Of the Academy Of Paris. At the
age of sixteen he entered the Univer-
sity Of Nashville and graduated there
in 1886.
He studied law under Judge John H.
Dunlap in his native town and at
Lebanon, Tenn, and he commenced
practice in 1851. In June Of that
year he was married to Susan, the
daughter Of his PERCEPTION. John H.
Dunlsy. His professional life was
very successful, but not many years
ater he, against the wishes Of his
wife, entered public life.
He was elected to the legislature
in 1859, and he took leading part
in the actions of the extra session Of
1861. when Tennessee dissolved con-
nection with the union. He was the
author of the Porter resolution. in
which Tennessee was pledged to join
the south if war should be necessary.
These resolutions were adopted by
many other states of the south as
well ss Tennessee.
He assisted in organizing the az
my of Tennessee, and served his |
cause as chief of army staff during |
the eour years war under Gen. Cheat
udul, uEIll SuuCl VI luC uly
IN 1865.
After the war he resumed the prac-
ice of law. He was elected delegate
10 the constitutional convention in
$50, ard was the author of the first
provision of the schedule adopted. by
which all the Offices in the state were
vacated. Three-fourths of the white
people in the state were disfranchis-
ID then and the small minority of
Ioters had filed every place from the
owest up.
He was elected judge of the
welfth judicial circuit in 1870. He
esigned the judgeship four years lat
" in February, 1874.
He was nominated for governor In
August of 1874 by the democratic
,arty. He was opposed by a republi-
AN candidate, but he was elected by
! large majority. In 1876 he was re-
,lecte1 by a greater majority than