Edward S. Porter

Edward S. Porter

Porter in 1887[1]
Born (1848-10-19)October 19, 1848
Delaware, U.S.
Died June 13, 1902(1902-06-13) (aged 53)
Louisville, Kentucky
Alma mater Lincoln University, Brooklyn Medical College, Bellevue Hospital Medical College
Occupation Physician
Religion Baptist

Edward S. Porter (October 19, 1848 – June 13, 1902) was a physician in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a physician for the Louisville city sanitary force, the Orphan's home, at the nearby insane asylum, and at Simmons College of Kentucky.

Early life

Edward S. Porter was born in Delaware on October 19, 1848 to Jesse and Priscilla Porter. He attended Lincoln University in Oxford, Pennsylvania for seven years, finally getting a Bachelor of Arts in 1873. He then attended the Brooklyn Medical College graduating in 1876.[1] He was also a graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York City[2]

Career

After schooling, he moved to Tennessee for one year before moving to Louisville, Kentucky in about 1878. In 1881 he became physician at the State University (later Simmons College of Kentucky) and was a professor there. He was elected a part of the Louisville city sanitary force in 1882-1884. He was also physician at the Orphan's home starting in 1882.[1] He was secretary of the Board of Commissioners for the Central Asylum for the Insane until two years before his death, living in nearby Anchorage, Kentucky. In about 1870 he began to be associated with the Louisville Gas Company, and from about 1882 until his death he was the company's secretary.[3]

Family and death

He was a member of the Fifth Street Baptist church in Louisville and sang in the church choir. He married Lucy Bohannon March 20, 1884[1] He later remarried Emma Young.[4] He died on June 13, 1902 of tuberculosis in Louisville. He had been ill for a number of years prior and had spent some time in California and Las Vegas, Nevada to recuperate before his death. He was survived by four daughters: Mrs. W. L. Mapother, Evelyn, Florence, and Alice, as well as two siblings, Walter and Alice.[3] His funeral was at the home of a brother-in-law and he was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Simmons, William J., and Henry McNeal Turner. Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising. GM Rewell & Company, 1887. p436-438
  2. ↑ The Successful Lawyer and Physicians, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) February 1, 1885, page 11, accessed October 10, 2016 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6970162//
  3. 1 2 E. S. Porter Dead, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) June 14, 1902, page 6, accessed October 10, 2016 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6970199/e_s_porter_dead_the_courierjournal/
  4. ↑ Edward S. Porter's Will, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) June 18, 1902, page 10, accessed October 10, 2016 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6970274/edward_s_porters_will_the/
  5. ↑ Funeral of E. S. Porter, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) June 15, 1902, page 7, accessed October 10, 2016 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6970253/funeral_of_e_s_porter_the/
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