Alexander Porter
Alexander Porter | |
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| U.S. Senator from Louisiana | |
| In office December 19, 1833 – January 5, 1837 March 4, 1843 – January 13, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | Josiah S. Johnston, Charles Magill Conrad |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Mouton, Henry Johnson |
| Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
| In office 1821–1833 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Derbigny |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Bullard |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1816-1818 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 24, 1785 County Donegal, Ireland |
| Died | January 13, 1844 (aged 58) |
| Party | National Republican Whig |
| Relatives | James Porter (father) Alexander Porter Goudy (nephew) |
| Alma mater | Clemenceau College |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, judge, planter |
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Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785 – January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana from 1833 to 1837. Born in Ireland, he emigrated in 1801 at the age of 16 to the United States. He served a term in the statehouse from 1816 to 1818, and as a state Supreme Court justice from 1821 to 1833.