Thomas Porter was an Irish-born American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
He was born in what was then County Tyrone, Ireland. During the American Civil War, he served with the 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army.
Political career
Porter was a member of the Assembly in 1885. Additionally, he was an alderman of Hudson, Wisconsin and a member of the county board of St. Croix County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.
References
- THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. Madison, Wis. 1885. p. 440.
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- Politicians from County Tyrone
- Irish emigrants to the United States
- People from Hudson, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin city council members
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union army soldiers
- 1830 births
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature