Life span: 04/20/1824 to 05/03/1897TabsLife SummaryFull name: Albert Gallatin PorterPlace of Birth: Lawrenceburg, INBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 5Family: Thomas Porter (father), Myra Tousey Porter (mother), Minerva Brown (first wife - died 1875), Cornela Stone (second wife)Other Education: Hanover College (IN); Indiana Asbury University (IN)Occupation: PoliticianDiplomatAttorney or JudgeRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: MethodistPolitical Parties: DemocraticRepublicanGovernment: Hayes Administration (1877-81)DiplomatUS House of RepresentativesGovernorLocal government Events Major TopicsRepublican PartyThirty-Seventh Congress of the United States Documents Images Albert Gallatin Porter, circa 1880 Albert Gallatin Porter, circa 1880, detail Bibliography