Ebenezer F. Porter
Ebenezer F. Porter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate | |
| In office 1901–1915 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ebenezer Finley Porter July 14, 1859 New Salem, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | November 23, 1919 (aged 60) Pittsburg, Kansas, US |
| Resting place | Highland Park Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Anna I. Berry (m. 1882) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Ebenezer Finley Porter (July 14, 1859 – November 23, 1919) was an American lumber businessman and Republican state legislator in Kansas.
Biography
Porter was born in New Salem, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1859 and moved to Kansas in 1885.[1] He married Anna I. Berry on February 23, 1882, and they had three children.[2]
He served in the Kansas Senate from 1901-1915. He was a Republican. He lived in Pittsburg, Kansas and managed a lumber company. His father John T. Porter owned a Republican newspaper in West Florida.[3]
Porter invested in land in Northwest Florida for his lumber business. He renamed Goodrange to Holt, Florida for one of his sons and tried to rename Holt, Florida for his other son Houston.[4]
Porter sponsored legislation to establish a Manual Training Normal School in Pittsburg, Kansas and supported appropriating funds for the college's Russ Hall. Porter Hall at what is now Pittsburg State University is named for him.[5]
Porter died at his home in Pittsburg on November 23, 1919, and was buried at Highland Park Cemetery.[2][6]
References
- ^ "Kansas Merchants in the State Legislature". The Merchants Journal. March 14, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "City Mourns Death of Senator Porter". The Sun. Pittsburg, Kansas. November 25, 1919. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved September 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas Legislators: Past and Present". State Library of Kansas. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Throwback Thursday: Kansas senator Ebenezer Porter and Holt". May 11, 2017.
- ^ ""1927: Porter Hall" by Unknown". 110th Anniversary Historical Photographs. May 14, 2014.
- ^ "Senator Porter Dead". The Girard Press. November 27, 1919. p. 1.