Porter, Noah (12/14/1811-03/04/1892)

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Summary

  • Occupation: Minister, college professor and president, philosopher
  • Number of Terms: 2

Subject

  • Porter, Noah 1811-1892
  • Board of Regents
  • Citizen Regent

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

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Images of this Regent can be found in the following repositories: Yale University Art Gallery; RU 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Regent type

Citizen

State

Connecticut

Short Legal Citation

  • 20 Stat. 247 (1878), J. Res. No. 6
  • 23 Stat. 269 (1884), J. Res. No. 15

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 01/26/1878-12/31/1889

Topic

  • Philosophers
  • Educators
  • Clergy
  • Regents
  • Connecticut

Place

Connecticut

Form/Genre

Biographies

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